What linkage analysis helper programs are available?
CEPH2CRI: This program converts to output from the CEPH DBMS into the format useable in CRI- MAP. It can be found at ftp.gene.ucl.ac.uk in /pub/packages/linkage_utils. EASISTAT: This is a DOS statistics package, it contains EASIGRAF which draws graphs of lod scores from the output of FASTMAP. The lod scores first need to be run through the TABLE utility, which is included in the DOLINK and FASTMAP packages. It is available as estat21.zip via anonymous FTP from ftp.gene.ucl.ac.uk in /pub/packages/dcurtis. FIRSTORD: A demonstration of a method for preliminary ordering of loci based on two-point lod scores. It is available as DOS executable and C source called first11.zip from ftp.gene.ucl.ac.uk in /pub/packages/dcurtis. LINKMEND: A program for converting LINKAGE-format files to MENDEL-format files. It is available by anonymous FTP from watson.hgen.pitt.edu as linkmend.tar.Z. MAP: A program to convert LINKMAP output into a table of multipoint lod scores. It is available by anonymous FTP f