A survey of current software for linkage analysis.

doi:10.1186/1479-7364-1-1-63

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A survey of current software for linkage analysis.

Human genomics - 1 Nov 2003

Dudbridge Frank

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There is now a wide choice of software available for linkage analysis. The most well known packages are briefly reviewed here. The package with the most extensive range of analyses is GENEHUNTER, but for many of its functions there are other programs with better performance. These include FASTLINK and VITESSE for parametric analysis ALLEGRO and MERLIN for non-parametric analysis and SOLAR for variance components...

Topics

Algorithms
Computer Systems
Data Collection
Genes, Recessive
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Haplotypes
Humans
Lod Score
Microsatellite Repeats
Pedigree
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Regression Analysis
Software

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PMID: 15601534
DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-1-1-63
PMCID: PMC3525006

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