Second-generation PLINK: rising to the challenge of larger and richer datasets

201513,547 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Christopher Chang · Complete Genomics (United States)

Carson C. Chow · National Institutes of Health

Laurent CAM Tellier · University of Copenhagen

Shashaank Vattikuti · National Institutes of Health

Shaun Purcell · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

James J. Lee · University of Minnesota

Abstract

The second-generation versions of PLINK will offer dramatic improvements in performance and compatibility. For the first time, users without access to high-end computing resources can perform several essential analyses of the feature-rich and very large genetic datasets coming into use.

Topics & Keywords

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Publication Details

Published in: GigaScience

Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 7-7

DOI: 10.1186/s13742-015-0047-8

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