PLINK
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What is PLINK?
PLINK is a free, open-source whole genome association analysis toolset, designed to perform a range of basic, large-scale analyses. It is commonly used in the field of genetics and bioinformatics to perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS), analyze population structure, perform linkage disequilibrium calculations, and manage large datasets of genetic data.
What other technologies are related to PLINK?
PLINK Competitor Technologies
REGENIE
No summary available
REGENIE is an alternative whole-genome regression tool and can perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) similar to PLINK.
Hail
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Hail is a scalable framework for statistical genetics, designed to handle large-scale genotype and phenotype data, providing functionalities that overlap with PLINK.
SAS
SAS is a statistical software suite that provides tools for statistical analysis and data management, serving as an alternative to PLINK for some analyses.
PLINK Complementary Technologies
bcftools
bcftools is used for variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files, often used in conjunction with PLINK for data preparation and analysis.
GATK
GATK is a toolkit mainly for variant calling and analysis. While it offers some overlapping functionalities, it is generally used for variant discovery and pre-processing steps, often used in conjunction with PLINK for downstream GWAS analysis.
samtools
samtools is for manipulating sequence alignment data in BAM format. It's used in pipelines that may lead to variant calling and subsequent analysis in PLINK.
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Which job functions commonly mention PLINK?
Bioinformatician
1.4% of all Bioinformatician jobs mention PLINK
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Geneticist
0.8% of all Geneticist jobs mention PLINK
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Bioinformatics
0.5% of all Bioinformatics jobs mention PLINK
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Statistician
0.4% of all Statistician jobs mention PLINK
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Biologist
0.1% of all Biologist jobs mention PLINK
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Which organizations are mentioning PLINK?
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
Health Care and Social Assistance
Washington University in St. Louis
Educational Services
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