Bioinformatics Advance Access originally published online on May 12, 2009
Bioinformatics 2009 25(15):1961-1962; doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btp313
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Generating linkage mapping files from Affymetrix SNP chip data
Bioinformatics Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1G Royal Pde, Parkville 3052 VIC, Australia
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Summary: LINKDATAGEN is a perl tool that generates linkage mapping input files for five different linkage mapping tools using data from all 11 HAPMAP Phase III populations. It provides rudimentary error checks and is easily amended for personal linkage mapping preferences.
Availabilitiy and Implementation: LINKDATAGEN is available from http://bioinf.wehi.edu.au/software/linkdatagen/ with accompanying annotation files, reference manual and test dataset.
Contact: bahlo{at}wehi.edu.au
Associate Editor: Dmitrij Frishman
Received on March 8, 2009; revised on April 23, 2009; accepted on May 8, 2009