More powerful haplotype sharing by accounting for the mode of inheritance.

The concept of haplotype sharing (HS) has received considerable attention recently, and several haplotype association methods have been proposed. Here, we extend the work of Beckmann and colleagues [2005 Hum. Hered.

Summary of contributions to GAW15 Group 13: candidate gene association studies.

Here we summarize the contributions to Group 13 of the Genetic Analysis Workshop 15 held in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on November 12-14, 2006. The focus of this group was to identify candidate genes associated with rheumatoid arthritis or surrogate outcomes.