GENEHUNTER-MODSCORE is a modification of the GENEHUNTER program. The modifications, as well as the new module modscore.c, are Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Konstantin Strauch and Johannes Dietter The perl script GH_modview is Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Franz Rueschendorf It is requested that use of GENEHUNTER-MODSCORE be cited in publications as: K. Strauch. "Parametric linkage analysis with automatic optimization of the disease model parameters". American Journal of Human Genetics 73(Suppl1):A2624 (2003). J. Dietter, M. Mattheisen, R. Fuerst, F. Rueschendorf, T.F. Wienker, and K. Strauch. "Linkage analysis using sex-specific recombination fractions with GENEHUNTER-MODSCORE". Bioinformatics, in press (2006/2007). If you use the imprinting feature, please also cite the following paper: K. Strauch, R. Fimmers, T. Kurz, K.A. Deichmann, T.F. Wienker, and M.P. Baur. "Parametric and Nonparametric Multipoint Linkage Analysis with Imprinting and Two-Locus-Trait Models: Application to Mite Sensitization". American Journal of Human Genetics 66:1945-1957 (June 2000). NO WARRANTY THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. 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