read.pedfile.info {snpMatrix}R Documentation

function to read the accompanying info file of a LINKAGE ped file

Description

This function read the accompanying info file of a LINKAGE ped file, for the SNP names, position and chromosome.

Usage

read.pedfile.info(file)

Arguments

file An info file

Details

One such info file is the one accompanying the sample ped file of Haploview.

Value

A data frame with columns "snp.names", "position", "chromosome".

Note

This is used internally by read.snps.pedfile to read an accompanying info file.

Author(s)

Hin-Tak Leung htl10@users.sourceforge.net

References

See the documentation and description of ped files in Haploview (http://www.broad.mit.edu/mpg/haploview/)

See Also

read.snps.pedfile


[Package snpMatrix version 1.6.1 Index]