With Regard to Affected Sib Pair (ASP) Analysis Which, If

question 9

Multiple Choice

With regard to affected sib pair (ASP) analysis which, if any, of the following statements is true.

• A) ASP analysis is a type of parametric linkage analysis that is popularly used to study complex diseases.
• B) It is highly convenient because samples are required from the affected sibs only and samples from just 100 affected sib pairs are usually enough to obtain decent results.
• C) It is less suited to studying complex disease where the relative risk of disease is low.
• D) A lod score of 3 is highly significant evidence for linkage in ASP analysis.

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