Research Article

Familial Aggregation and Segregation Analysis in Families Presenting Autoimmunity, Polyautoimmunity, and Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome

Table 4

Parameter estimates from segregation analyses of early-onset families. For details in each model check Table 2. AD: autoimmune disease; PolyAD: polyautoimmunity; MAS: multiple autoimmune syndrome; ND: model not able to maximize.

Model/parameterSexd.f. valueAIC

AD
 Random environmental0.191.432.36698.0793<0.05708.079
 Dominant1.21−1090.050.001.000.500.002.16707.9945<0.05715.994
 Dominant multifactorial1.00−1.160.07−0.061.000.500.002.19706.4924<0.05716.492
 Recessive−1.091.210.950.001.000.500.002.16707.9945<0.05715.994
 Recessive multifactorial−1.151.330.94−0.051.000.500.002.24706.6534<0.05716.653
 Codominant−33.001.41−1.210.060.001.000.500.002.35707.5295<0.05717.529
 Additive1.940.38−1.180.10−0.091.000.500.002.08706.9565<0.05716.956
 Mayor locus−0.731.54−2.070.010.000.560.001.002.14667.07910.52679.079
 General transmission−0.751.49−2.070.02−0.050.560.001.002.13666.871Ref.680.871
PolyAD
 Random environmental0.352.272.30491.6073<0.05501.607
 Dominant1.50−2.090.01010.502.10499.6295<0.05507.629
 Dominant multifactorial−0.89−2.210.08−0.2210.501.89499.1274<0.05509.127
 Recessive−2.091.510.99010.502.10499.6295<0.05507.629
 Recessive multifactorial−2.29−0.980.90−0.2410.501.90499.1354<0.05509.135
 Codominant−48.151.44−2.090.01010.502.11499.6145<0.05509.614
 Additive−0.65−1.56−2.470.24−0.2710.501.85499.2335<0.05509.233
 Mayor gene−2.02−0.44−17.600.0400.860.001.002.09472.1911<0.05484.191
 General transmission−66.10−1.05−3.470.001.861.000.000.391.86459.356Ref.471.356
MAS
 Random environmental0.512.652.73286.8463<0.05296.846
 DominantNDNDND01.000.500.00NDND5
 Dominant multifactorial−2.27−4.320.25−0.061.000.500.002.25286.8754<0.05296.875
 RecessiveNDNDND01.000.500.00NDND5
 Recessive multifactorial−4.84−2.280.72−0.051.000.500.000.72286.8564<0.05296.856
 Codominant−2.27−2.27−4.660.2701.000.500.00−0.98286.8385<0.05298.838
 Additive−2.27−4.14−6.070.66−0.971.000.500.002.25287.1225<0.05297.122
 Mayor gene24.70−14.29−18.360.0000.000.000.1537.20271.5251<0.05281.525
 General transmission−152.53−3.36−1.910.964.420.420.120.991.95260.304Ref.276.304