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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

PyPop: a mature open-source software pipeline for population genomics.

Alexander K Lancaster, Richard M Single, Steven J Mack, Vanessa Sochat, Michael P Mariani, Gordon D Webster

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors.

Alexander K LancasterAmber Biology LLC, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Richard M SingleDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States.
Steven J MackDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, CA, United States.
Vanessa SochatLivermore Computing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States.
Michael P MarianiDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States.
Gordon D WebsterAmber Biology LLC, Cambridge, MA, United States.

Funding

Integrated Exchange and Storage of Current- and Future-Generation Immunogenomic DataR01AI128775 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JILL Allison HOLLENBACH, STEVEN JOHN MACK · 2017 to 2026
$4.5M
Integrated Exchange & Storage of Current and Future-Generation Immunogenomic DataR01GM109030 · NIGMS · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RES CTR AT OAKLAND · PI HOLLENBACH, JILL ALLISON, MACK, STEVEN JOHN · 2014 to 2016
$919k
NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201200028CNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI128775NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM109030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Python for Population Genomics (PyPop) is a software package that processes genotype and allele data and performs large-scale population genetic analyses on highly polymorphic multi-locus genotype data. In particular, PyPop tests data conformity to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium expectations, performs Ewens-Watterson tests for selection, estimates haplotype frequencies, measures linkage disequilibrium, and tests significance. Standardized means of performing these tests is key for contemporary studies of evolutionary biology and population genetics, and these tests are central to genetic studies of disease association as well. Here, we present PyPop 1.0.0, a new major release of the package, which implements new features using the more robust infrastructure of GitHub, and is distributed via the industry-standard Python Package Index. New features include implementation of the asymmetric linkage disequilibrium measures and, of particular interest to the immunogenetics research communities, support for modern nomenclature, including colon-delimited allele names, and improvements to meta-analysis features for aggregating outputs for multiple populations. Code available at: https://zenodo.org/records/10080668 and https://github.com/alexlancaster/pypop.

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MetagenomicsSoftwareGenetics, PopulationGenotypeHaplotypesMeta-Analysis as TopicbioinformaticsHLAMHCpopulation genomicssoftware

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PMID38629078
PMCPMC11019567

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