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This chapter describes how to use the R package ‘MDR’ to search and identify gene–gene interactions in high-dimensional data and illustrates applications for exploratory analysis of multi-locus models by providing specific examples.
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Winham, S. (2013). Applications of Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction to Genome-Wide Data Using the R Package ‘MDR’. In: Gondro, C., van der Werf, J., Hayes, B. (eds) Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genomic Prediction. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1019. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-447-0_23
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