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12573188
TITLE
Variance components models for gene-environment interaction in quantitative trait locus linkage analysis.
ABSTRACT
Gene-environment interaction (G x E) is likely to be a common and important source of variation for complex behavioral traits. Gene-environment interaction, or genetic control of sensitivity to the environment, can be incorporated into variance components twin and sib-pair analyses by partitioning genetic effects into a mean part, which is independent of the environment, and a part that is a linear function of the environment. An approach described in a companion paper (Purcell, 2002) is applied to sib-pair variance components linkage analysis in two ways: allowing for quantitative trait locus by environment interaction and utilizing information on any residual interactions detected prior to analysis. As well as elucidating environmental pathways, consideration of G x E in quantitative and molecular studies will potentially direct and enhance gene-mapping efforts.
DATE PUBLISHED
2002 Dec
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 2003/02/08 04:00
medline 2003/04/05 05:00
entrez 2003/02/08 04:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Purcell S Purcell Shaun S Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK. s.purcell@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Sham P Sham Pak P
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 5
ISSUE: 6
TITLE: Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies
ISOABBREVIATION: Twin Res
YEAR: 2002
MONTH: Dec
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 1369-0523
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Twin Res
COUNTRY: Australia
ISSNLINKING: 1369-0523
NLMUNIQUEID: 9815819
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Twin Study
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
EY-12562 NEI NIH HHS United States
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Computer Simulation
Environment
Genetic Linkage
Genetics, Behavioral
Humans
Models, Genetic
Quantitative Trait Loci genetics
Twins genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
OTHER ID's