Accuracy of CNV Detection from GWAS Data.

Several computer programs are available for detecting copy number variants (CNVs) using genome-wide SNP arrays. We evaluated the performance of four CNV detection software suites--Birdsuite, Partek, HelixTree, and PennCNV-Affy--in the identification of both rare and common CNVs. Each program's...

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Main Authors: Dandan Zhang, Yudong Qian, Nirmala Akula, Ney Alliey-Rodriguez, Jinsong Tang, Bipolar Genome Study, Elliot S Gershon, Chunyu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3020939?pdf=render