Inventors:
Michael R. Swift - Chapel Hill NC
Lawrence L. Kupper - Chapel Hill NC
Charles L. Chase - Chapel Hill NC
International Classification:
C12Q 100
C12Q 168
Abstract:
The present invention describes a process to test the association of an allele and a disease, especially a non-Mendelian disease. The process involves a comparison of the proportion of test individuals who have the disease and carry the allele from a set of families in which the allele is present and the proportion of test individuals expected to carry the allele if there is no association between the gene and the disease.