LAIT: a local ancestry inference toolkit

Abstract Background Inferring local ancestry in individuals of mixed ancestry has many applications, most notably in identifying disease-susceptible loci that vary among different ethnic groups. Many software packages are available for inferring local ancestry in admixed individuals. However, most o...

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Main Authors: Daniel Hui, Zhou Fang, Jerome Lin, Qing Duan, Yun Li, Ming Hu, Wei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-017-0546-y