FLOSS

Record added by Jurg Ott (the original Rockefeller list)

Full Name

FLexible Ordered SubSet analysis

Version

1.4.1

Description

FLOSS performs ordered subset analysis using MERLIN’s ouput “.lod” file created with the –perFamily option. Ordered subset analysis uses covariate information to identify a more homogenous subset of families for linkage analysis. The homogeneous subset of families does not need to be specified a priori, and the covariates can include environmental exposures, quantitative traits, or linkage scores at another locus in the genome. The evidence for linkage is evaluated with a permutation test.

Author

Brian L Browning

URL

http://faculty.washington.edu/browning/floss/floss.htm