PLINK: Whole genome data analysis toolset [an error occurred while processing this directive] PLINK is a whole genome association analysis toolset, designed to perform large-scale analyses in a computationally efficient manner.

PLINK is primarily developed by Shaun Purcell, although various aspects of the code are in collaboration with Pak Sham, Ben Neale as well as Mark Daly's group. It offers the following functions:
Data management
  • Recode a PED file
  • Reorder a PED file
  • Merge two PED files
  • Extracts subsets (SNPs or individuals)
  • Flip strand of SNPs
  • Compress PED data in binary format
    Summary statistics for quality control
    Population stratification detection
    Basic association testing
    Additional tests
    Multimarker predictors
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