Complex genetic diseases divide into different onset ages and/or different disease severities {liability class}. This can increase genetic-linkage information by accounting for phenocopy traits, whose appearances are similar but have different causes. Categories have different phenocopy rates. Phenocopy rates increase as onset age increases and as severity decreases.
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