Estimating a multivariate familial correlation using joint models for canonical correlations: application to memory score analysis from familial Hispanic Alzheimer's disease study

Biometrics. 2009 Jun;65(2):463-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2008.01075.x. Epub 2008 May 19.

Abstract

Analysis of multiple traits can provide additional information beyond analysis of a single trait, allowing better understanding of the underlying genetic mechanism of a common disease. To accommodate multiple traits in familial correlation analysis adjusting for confounders, we develop a regression model for canonical correlation parameters and propose joint modeling along with mean and scale parameters. The proposed method is more powerful than the regression method modeling pairwise correlations because it captures familial aggregation manifested in multiple traits through maximum canonical correlation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis
  • Alzheimer Disease / ethnology*
  • Alzheimer Disease / genetics*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Family
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / ethnology*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics*
  • Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Memory Disorders / diagnosis
  • Memory Disorders / ethnology*
  • Memory Disorders / genetics*
  • Models, Genetic*
  • Neuropsychological Tests*
  • Statistics as Topic