Chunk #36 — Background — Description of clinical characteristics of KPD and how the family data were collected and classified

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Construction of the model for the Genetic Analysis Workshop 14 simulated data: genotype-phenotype relationships, gene interaction, linkage, association, disequilibrium, and ascertainment effects for a complex phenotype.

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Studies have demonstrated a number of characteristics (phenotypes) which, while apparently disparate, all "tend to" be found to a greater or lesser extent among KPD sufferers and their relatives. The following characteristics have been reported.