GGtools: analysis of genetics of gene expression in bioconductor.
This paper reviews the central concepts and implementation of data structures and methods for studying genetics of gene expression with the GGtools package of Bioconductor. Illustration with a HapMap+expression dataset is provided.


BACKGROUND
Package GGtools is part of Bioconductor 1.9 (http://bioconductor.org). Open source with Artistic License.
Carey
Vincent J
VJ
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston 02115, USA. stvjc@channing.harvard.edu
Morgan
Martin
M
Falcon
Seth
S
Lazarus
Ross
R
Gentleman
Robert
R
D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population; D008957:Models, Genetic; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface