The results of large genome-wide association studies (GWASs) are being deposited in public databases with increasing frequency. But the software to analyze and interpret GWAS datasets can be difficult to use. Could a new generation of user-friendly programs fill the gap?
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Buckingham, S. Scientific software: seeing the SNPs between us. Nat Methods 5, 903–908 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth1008-903
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