A comprehensive literature review of haplotyping software and methods for use with unrelated individuals

Human Genomics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-66

  Salem, Rany M ^a,b,c   Wessel, Jennifer ^a,b,c   Schork, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Genetic variation; Haplotype; Haplotyping; Phase; Software

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BAYES THEOREM; CITATION ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 27544473944     PISSN: 14797364     EISSN: 14797364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-2-1-39     Document Type: Review

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