MOD-Score Analysis with Simple Pedigrees: An Overview of Likelihood-Based Linkage Methods
- 25 May 2007
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Human Heredity
- Vol. 64 (3), 192-202
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000102992
Abstract
A MOD-score analysis, in which the parametric LOD score is maximized with respect to the trait-model parameters, can be a powerful method for the mapping of complex traits. With affected sib pairs, it has been shown before that MOD scores asymptotically follow a mixture of chi(2) distributions with 2, 1 and 0 degrees of freedom under the null hypothesis of no linkage. In that context, a MOD-score analysis yields some (albeit limited) information regarding the trait-model parameters, and there is a chance for an increased power compared to a simple LOD-score analysis. Here, it is shown that with unilineal affected relative pairs, MOD scores asymptotically follow a mixture of chi(2) distributions with 1 and 0 degrees of freedom under the null hypothesis, that is, the same distribution as followed by simple LOD scores. No information regarding the trait model can be obtained in this setting, and no power is gained when compared to a LOD-score analysis. An outlook to larger pedigrees is given. The number of degrees of freedom underlying the null distribution of MOD scores, that depends on the type of pedigrees studied, corresponds to the number of explored dimensions related to power and to the number of parameters that can jointly be estimated.Keywords
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