GSR: Simulator - EpiSIM

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Title EpiSIM
Short Description EpiSIM: simulation of multiple epistasis, linkage disequilibrium patterns and haplotype blocks for genome-wide interaction analysis
Long Description Epistasis is a ubiquitous phenomenon in genetics, and is considered to be one of the main factors in current efforts to detect missing heritability for complex diseases. Simulation is a critical tool in developing methodologies that can more effectively detect and study epistasis. Here we present a simulator, epiSIM (epistasis SIMulator), that can simulate some of the statistical properties of genetic data. EpiSIM is capable of expanding the range of the epistasis models that current simulators offer, including epistasis models that display marginal effects and those that display no marginal effects. One or more of these epistasis models can be embedded simultaneously into a single simulation data set, jointly determining the phenotype. In addition, epiSIM is independent of any outside data source in generating linkage disequilibrium patterns and haplotype blocks. We demonstrate the wide applicability of epiSIM by performing several data simulations, and examine its properties by comparing it with current representative simulators and by comparing the data that it generates with real data. Our experiments demonstrate that epiSIM is a valuable addition and a nice complement to the existing epistasis simulators. The software package is available online at https://sourceforge.net/projects/episimsimulator/files/.
Version 1.0
Project Started 2011
Last Release 11 years, 5 months ago
Homepagehttps://sourceforge.net/projects/episimsimulator/files/
Citations Shang J, Zhang J, Lei X, Zhao W, Dong Y, EpiSIM: simulation of multiple epistasis, linkage disequilibrium patterns and haplotype blocks for genome-wide interaction analysis, Genes & Genomics, 06-01-2013 [ Abstract ]
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Attribute CategoryAttribute
Target
Type of Simulated DataDiploid DNA Sequence,
Variations
Simulation MethodOther,
Input
Data TypeAllele Frequencies,
File formatOther,
Output
Data TypeGenotype or Sequence,
Sequencing Reads
File FormatOther,
Sample TypeCase-control,
Phenotype
Trait TypeBinary or Qualitative,
DeterminantsGene-Gene Interaction,
Evolutionary Features
Demographic
Population Size Changes
Gene Flow
Spatiality
Life Cycle
Mating System
Fecundity
Natural Selection
Determinant
Models
Recombination
Mutation Models
Events Allowed
OtherPhenogenetic, Polygenic background,
InterfaceGraphical User Interface,
Development
Tested PlatformsWindows,
LanguageOther,
License
GSR CertificationDocumentation,

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Number of Non-Primary Citations: 0

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