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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Giulia Kennedy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yaron Turpaz, San Jose, CA (US);
Chun Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Giulia Kennedy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yaron Turpaz, San Jose, CA (US);
Chun Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Affymetrix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer system for visualizing recombination events in a group of individuals is provided. According to one aspect of the invention, high-density SNP genotype data is obtained from related individuals in a family. A pedigree is created, haplotypes are reconstructed and likely recombination breakpoints are identified with the use of publicly available computer programs. A software tool is then used facilitate the visualization of the recombination events in the family.