read.pedfile.map {snpMatrix}R Documentation

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

Description

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

Usage

read.pedfile.map(file)

Arguments

file A Plink map file

Details

One such map 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 map 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]