removedWrongAnceInst: Remove samples with improper ancestry

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s)

Description

Remove samples with improper ancestry or keep samples with your own purpose.

Usage

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removedWrongAnceInst(plink, inputPrefix, metaDataFile, ancestrySymbol,
  outputPrefix)

Arguments

plink

an executable PLINK program in either the current working directory or somewhere in the command path.

inputPrefix

the prefix of the input PLINK format files.

metaDataFile

a pure text file that stores the meta information of the samples.

ancestrySymbol

an indicator that shows the symbol of targeted ancestry. Such as 'EA' stands for the European, 'AA' for African American. If it is null, then all samples are selected.

outputPrefix

the prefix of the output PLINK format files.

Value

The output PLINK format files after ancestry check.

Author(s)

Junfang Chen <junfang.chen3@gmail.com>


Junfang/Gimpute documentation built on May 17, 2019, 10:11 p.m.