Haplotype reconstruction error as a classical misclassification problem: introducing sensitivity and specificity as error measures.

BACKGROUND: Statistically reconstructing haplotypes from single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes, can lead to falsely classified haplotypes. This can be an issue when interpreting haplotype association results or when selecting subjects with certain haplotypes for subsequent functional studie...

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Main Authors: Claudia Lamina, Friedhelm Bongardt, Helmut Küchenhoff, Iris M Heid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2267219?pdf=render