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The spatial scan is based on a likelihood statistic, it uses centroids of areas to define spatial relationships, employs circular scan areas, and is univariate.
Due to the genetic homogeneity of the Finnish population [ 36 37 38 39 40 ] the probability of identifying genetic risk factors in a complex disease such as FIA may be substantially improved [ 37 38 40 ] . In the first stage a 10 cM genome scan was performed using the Weber screening set 8 [ 32 ] and the data analyzed using both two-point and multipoint ASP linkage analysis.
Temporal, spatial, and space–time scan statistics [24,25,26,27] are now commonly used for disease cluster detection and evaluation, for a wide variety of diseases including cancer [28,29], Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [30], granulocytic ehrlichiosis [31], sclerosis [32], and diabetes [33].
We excluded probands with these disorders because their enrollment might confound the genome scan for novel risk factors.
In most cases, the criteria for brain death determination by nuclear scan are clear cut, allowing a decision to be made without equivocation.