This is the program for the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Activity Details

235 * ! Mon, 8/2/2010, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-121 (West)
Genetic Association Studies and Family-Based Studies — Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section
Chair(s): Jeanine Houwing-Duistermaat, Leiden University Medical Center
2:05 PM Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Genetic Association Studies: Effective Combining Evidence and Efficent Handling Missing Data — Xiaoquan Wen, The University of Chicago ; Matthew Stephens, The University of Chicago
2:20 PM Incorporating Secondary Phenotypes in Case-Control Genetic Association Studies: A Gaussian Copula Approach — Jing He, University of Pennsylvania ; ; Daniel Rader, Department of Medicine ; Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania ; Mingyao Li, University of Pennsylvania
2:35 PM Comparison of Methods for g X g Interaction for Quantitative Traits in Case-Control Association Studies — Raymond George Hoffmann, Medical College of Wisconsin ; Thomas J. Hoffmann, University of California, San Francisco ; Pippa Simpson, Medical College of Wisconsin ; Soumitra Ghosh, Medical College of Wisconsin
2:50 PM Case-Parent Triad Studies of Genetic Association and Gene-Gene Interaction in the Presence of Missing Data — Tracy L. Bergemann, University of Minnesota ; Matthew Deyo-Svendsen, University of Minnesota
3:05 PM Analysis of Gene-Environment Interaction with Family Data: Using Unascertained Samples with Binary Outcome — Gourab De, Harvard University ; Nan Laird, Harvard University
3:20 PM A Review of Statistical Methods for Testing Genetic Anticipation: Looking for an Answer in Lynch Syndrome — Philip Boonstra, University of Michigan ; Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan ; Stephen Gruber, University of Michigan
3:35 PM Exact Test of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium in Multi-Allelic Case via Markov Base — Marepalli B. Rao, University of Cincinnati ; Subramaniam Venkatesan, University of Cincinnati ; Subramanyam Kasala, University of North Carolina Wilmington



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