Simulating systems genetics data with SysGenSIM

Bioinformatics. 2011 Sep 1;27(17):2459-62. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btr407. Epub 2011 Jul 6.

Abstract

Summary: SysGenSIM is a software package to simulate Systems Genetics (SG) experiments in model organisms, for the purpose of evaluating and comparing statistical and computational methods and their implementations for analyses of SG data [e.g. methods for expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) mapping and network inference]. SysGenSIM allows the user to select a variety of network topologies, genetic and kinetic parameters to simulate SG data ( genotyping, gene expression and phenotyping) with large gene networks with thousands of nodes. The software is encoded in MATLAB, and a user-friendly graphical user interface is provided.

Availability: The open-source software code and user manual can be downloaded at: http://sysgensim.sourceforge.net/

Contact: [email protected].

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Gene Expression
  • Gene Regulatory Networks*
  • Genotype*
  • Phenotype
  • Software*