Chunk #72 — Background — Where and how the data were collected

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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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1. The group from the country of Aipotu, a populous semi-tropical, semi-desert country, has a high prevalence of KPD. The cases that come to attention in Aipotu run the full gamut of symptoms listed above, from the "communal-emotional", behavioral, and anxiety-related groups. Aipotu also has an unusual number of automobiles per capita and a population who are often considered quite attractive, on the average. These investigators classify only anyone with "notable clusters" of symptoms from any of the groups as KPD. Thus, the families in this dataset were ascertained when at least two siblings could be classified under any of the diagnostic groups or any combination.