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GWASExactHW (version 1.2)

GWASExactHW-package: Exact Hardy-Weinburg testing for Genome Wide Association Studies

Description

This package contains a function to do exact Hardy-Weinburg testing (using Fisher's test) over all or a selection of SNP genotypes as typically obtained in a Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS).

Arguments

Author

Ian Painter, University of Washington

Maintainer: Ian Painter <ipainter@u.washington.edu>

Details

Package:GWASExactHW
Type:Package
Version:1.01
Date:2013-01-04
License:GNU
LazyLoad:yes

The function HWExact runs fast Hardy-Weinburg testing for a set of bi-alleleic genotypes.

References

Wigginton, JE, Cutler, DJ, and Abecasis, GR (2005) A Note on Exact Tests of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium. American Journal of Human Genetics. 76