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Table 1 GWA analyses grouping

From: ParallABEL: an R library for generalized parallelization of genome-wide association studies

function name of GenABEL

Description

group

summary.snp.data

Provides summary of observed genotypes, allelic frequency, genotypic distribution, P-value of the exact test for HWE and chromosome

1

qtscore

Fast score test for association between a trait and genetic polymorphism

1

mlreg

Linear and logistic regression and Cox models for genome-wide SNP data

1

mmscore

Score test for association between a trait and genetic polymorphism, in samples of related individuals

1

perid.summary

Produces call rate and heterozygosity per person

2

hom

Computes average homozygosity (inbreeding) for a set of people, across multiple markers. Can be used for Quality Control (e.g. contamination checks)

2

ibs

Given a set of SNPs, computes a matrix of average IBS for a group of people

3

dprfast

Given a set of SNPs, computes a matrix of D'

4

rhofast

Given a set of SNPs, computes a matrix of rho

4

r2fast

Given a set of SNPs, computes a matrix of r2

4

  1. The name and description of function of GenABEL in each group