[HapMap announcements] New datasets and features at hapmap.org

[Albert Vernon Smith]

The website of the International Haplotype Map Project has a number  
of new features and datasets which have been released today.

New Features at hapmap.org:
- When browsing data from release 21, there is now a new "region"  
view.  This is intermediate between the detailed view, and the  
chromosomal overview.  The region view displays 200kb, giving a  
broader overview of the chromosomal region while greater details can  
still be seen concurrently in the detailed view.
- There are new tracks in the browser which display expected LD  
values (r^2) within windows along the chromosome
- Recombination rates and hotspots data are now available for release  
21.
- There is a new plugin which downloads phased genotypes for the  
region being browsed.  Under the configuration options, one can chose  
the panel to download, as well as additional options filtering the  
SNPs.  To download, select "Download Phased Haplotype Data" under  
"Reports & Analysis".

New datasets:
- The raw data (CEL files) from the Affymetrix GeneChip 500k Mapping  
Arrays on the HapMap samples are available for download.
- Genotypes inferred using the method of Burdick et al. (Nat Genet  
38:1002-4).  Starting with the genotype of 60 CEPH individuals, the  
methodology infers the genotypes for 78 CEPH children in the same  
families.

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Albert Vernon Smith
HapMap Data Coordination Center