R. W. Cottingham Jr., R. M. Idury, A. A. Sch”ffer, S. K. Gupta, K. Shriram
Abstract:
FASTLINK is a software package to do the computations for genetic linkage analysis. Genetic linkage analysis
is a statistical technique used to map genes and find the approximate location of disease genes. Since May
1993, we have been distributing faster versions of the existing genetic linkage analysis programs in LINKAGE
5.1. Several users have dubbed the new code "FASTLINK".
FASTLINK offers the following major features over LINKAGE. FASTLINK is roughly one order of magnitude
faster than LINKAGE on long runs. FASTLINK permits the user to recover gracefully from a crash of the
underlying computer. The FASTLINK distribution provides over 50 pages of new documentation beyond those
that come with LINKAGE.
Uses/Advantages:
fast genetic linkage analysis
Version:
2.3P
Catalog #:
PD95020
Platforms:
FASTLINK runs on all versions of UNIX, VMS, and DOS. For UNIX and VMS we distribute source code, and
for DOS we distribute executable code.
If you have retrieved the code and would like to be on the
mailing list, send me e-mail at schaffer@cs.rice.edu. The Faslink home Page can be found at http://www.cs.rice.edu/~schaffer/fastlink.html Version 2.3P can also run in parallel.
