Scout:    Software for association analysis of triads and unrelated subjects

Summary

• Development Status: beta-0.9.6

• Environment: Win32 (MS Windows 2000/XP)

• Intended Audience: Epidemiologists, geneticists

• Operating System: MS Windows 2000 & XP

• Programming Language: Fortran 90

• Topic: Statistical genetics

Description of project:

Scout is a software program for conducting combined association analysis of triads and unrelated subjects. The software utilizes statistical methodology developed in Epstein et al. (2005).

The downloaded file will contain both a command line version and a GUI version. Both versions use the SCOUT.dll file included in the distribution. Also, the current documentation was written for the command line version only; however, an update including the GUI version documentation is forthcoming.

Download

• scout.pdf

Download

• SCOUT-beta-0.9.6.zip
• SCOUT-beta-0.9.6.tgz

Associated publications

Epstein MP, Veal CD, Trembath RC, Barker JN, Li C, Satten GA (2005). Genetic Association Analysis Using Data from Triads and Unrelated Subjects. Am. J. Hum. Genet., 76:592-608, 2005

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