Nonparametric estimation of age-at-onset distributions from censored kin-cohort data

Citation
Wang, Yuanjia et al., Nonparametric estimation of age-at-onset distributions from censored kin-cohort data, Biometrika , 94(2), 2007, pp. 403-414
Journal title
ISSN journal
00063444
Volume
94
Issue
2
Year of publication
2007
Pages
403 - 414
Database
ACNP
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Abstract
We present a nonparametric estimator of genotype-specific age-at-onset distributions from kin-cohort data. Standard error calculations are derived and the methodology is illustrated through an analysis of the influence of mutations of the Parkin gene on Parkinson's disease. Semiparametric efficiency considerations are briefly discussed.