GOLDsurfer: three dimensional display of linkage disequilibrium

Bioinformatics. 2004 Nov 22;20(17):3241-3. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bth341. Epub 2004 Jun 16.

Abstract

GOLDsurfer is a java-based analysis and graphics program for three-dimensional plotting of linkage disequilibrium (LD). Simultaneous presentation of LD measures, including recombination rate estimates and disease association statistics, helps to clarify LD patterns and facilitates interpretations based on multiple indices of local genetic data.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Mapping / methods*
  • Color
  • Computer Graphics*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods*
  • Linkage Disequilibrium / genetics*
  • Software*
  • User-Computer Interface*