Table 4

Type I error of the uncorrected, GC and RGC-corrected tests when the markers are linked to the disease with probability 2% (nominal level is 0.05, K = 200, a = (500, 1500), b = (1500, 500), F = 0.02, f2, f1, f0 are the penetrances for AA, Aa, aa.)

(f0, f1, f2)
MAF
Method
T0
T1/2
T1


(0.01, 0.02, 0.02)
p = 0.2
Uncorrected
0.470
0.673
0.657
0.631


GC
0.021
0.041
0.055
0.035


RGC
0.064
0.051
0.047
0.058
(0.01, 0.015, 0.02)

Uncorrected
0.474
0.679
0.656
0.637


GC
0.018
0.042
0.056
0.034


RGC
0.056
0.052
0.051
0.054
(0.01, 0.01, 0.02)

Uncorrected
0.473
0.669
0.653
0.630


GC
0.022
0.040
0.054
0.039


RGC
0.063
0.052
0.053
0.055

(0.01, 0.02, 0.02)
p = 0.45
Uncorrected
0.592
0.668
0.615
0.630


GC
0.098
0.046
0.034
0.062


RGC
0.054
0.051
0.046
0.049
(0.01, 0.015, 0.02)

Uncorrected
0.608
0.675
0.619
0.638


GC
0.105
0.045
0.033
0.060


RGC
0.053
0.052
0.053
0.050
(0.01, 0.01, 0.02)

Uncorrected
0.598
0.670
0.620
0.631


GC
0.103
0.045
0.034
0.061


RGC
0.049
0.051
0.054
0.048

Yan et al. BMC Genetics 2009 10:78   doi:10.1186/1471-2156-10-78

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