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In this chapter we review specialized and advanced topics that are beyond the scope that can be covered in detail in an introductory text book. However, the topics are important research areas and the interested reader is encouraged to follow-up our brief introduction with the specialized literature.

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  1. Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Nan M. Laird & Christoph Lange

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Laird, N.M., Lange, C. (2011). Advanced Topics. In: The Fundamentals of Modern Statistical Genetics. Statistics for Biology and Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7338-2_10

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