quasar

quasar is a C++ program for performing quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping.

The program has the following features:

  • ability to handle quantatative and count input data
  • supports the PLINK bed/bim/fam genotype data format
  • implements a fast variance-ratio approximation for mixed models
  • implements Cox-Reid adjusted profile likelihood estimation for NB dispersion

Citation

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Contact

qusar is under active developement and we appreciate your feedback, questions and feature requests. Contact: Jeffrey Pullin (jp2045[at]cam.ac.uk).

If you wish to submit an issue please do so on quasar's GitHub repository.