Bioinformatics Advance Access published online on January 24, 2008
Bioinformatics, doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btm617
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Jenti: An efficient tool for mining complex inbred genealogies
aTwin Research & Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Kings College London School of Medicine, UK
bInstitute of Genetic Medicine, European Academy, Bolzano, Italy
*To whom correspondence should be addressed. Dr. Mario Falchi, E-mail: mario.falchi{at}kcl.ac.uk
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Summary: An efficient tool for mining complex inbred genealogies that identify clusters of individuals sharing the same expected amount of relatedness is described. Additionally it allows for the reconstruction of sub-pedigrees suitable for genetic mapping in a systematic way.
Availability: http://www.jenti.org
Contact: mario.falchi{at}kcl.ac.uk
Associate Editor: Prof. Keith Crandall
Received on September 11, 2007; revised on November 18, 2007; accepted on December 10, 2007