XWAS¶
Description¶
The X chromosome plays an important role in complex human traits and diseases, especially those with sexually dimorphic characteristics. Special attention needs to be given to the analysis of X due to its unique inheritance pattern and X-inactivation. These analytical complications have resulted in exclusion or mishandling of the X chromosome in the majority of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to date. With XWAS, we hope to provide the tools and incentive to accurately incorporate the X chromosome into GWAS, hence enabling discoveries of novel loci implicated in many diseases and in their sexual dimorphism.
Environment Modules¶
Run module spider xwas to find out what environment modules are available for this application.
Environment Variables¶
- HPC_XWAS_DIR - installation directory
- HPC_XWAS_BIN - executable directory
- HPC_XWAS_DOC - documentation directory
- HPC_XWAS_EXE - examples directory
Citation¶
If you publish research that uses xwas you have to cite it as follows:
Categories¶
phylogenetics