Table 1

Distribution of pedigree size

Number of subjects in a pedigreeNumber of pedigrees of a certain size
Original sample (53 pedigrees)Extended original sample (53 pedigrees)Independent sample (26 pedigrees)Extended sample (79 pedigrees)
The original sample (53 pedigrees) represents the 630 subjects from the original 53 pedigrees on which our initial whole genome study was conducted. The extended original sample (53 pedigrees) represents the original sample plus 128 newly recruited subjects, who still belong to the original 53 pedigrees. The extended sample (79 pedigrees) represents the 1816 subjects of 79 pedigrees; it is composed of the 630 subjects of the original sample, 128 subjects who are newly recruited but still belong to the original 53 pedigree, and 1058 subjects who are newly recruited and make up the 26 new pedigrees. The independent sample (26 pedigrees) represents the 1058 subjects from the 26 new pedigrees.
∼103633740
10∼2079817
20∼308538
30∼400336
40∼500011
50∼2347
Total number of subjects: 1816Total number of pedigrees: 79