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read.pedfile.map: function to read the accompanying map file of a LINKAGE ped file

Description

This function read the accompanying map file of a LINKAGE ped file, for the SNP names, position and chromosome.

Usage

read.pedfile.map(file)

Arguments

file
A Plink map file

Value

A data frame with columns "snp.names", "position", "chromosome".

Details

One such map file is the one accompanying the sample ped file of Haploview.

References

See the documentation and description of ped files in Haploview (http://www.broad.mit.edu/mpg/haploview/)

See Also

read.snps.pedfile