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A getting
started guide for FamLink2 (version 2.3 and above) is available through https://famlink.se/getting_started_famlink2.pdf.
For getting
started in FamLink 1.16 and below, see text below.
This is a
description of how FamLink can be used to calculate
the LR for a case involving two linked markers and the hypotheses H1:
“grandparent - grandchild” versus H2:”Unrelated”. Genetic data for a
child and the alleged grandchild exist. (Below you are guided to provide input
in a way which allows for the result to be checked against a theoretical result
in the paper by Kling, Egeland and Tillmar, 2012). 1. Open FamLink.
2. Click on the “Frequency database” option in the File menu. 3. Click the “Option”
tab. The ‘Error rate’ should be set to 0 and ‘Theta(r)’ to 0.1. 4. Save and close the “Frequency database” option
and click on “New wizard” in the File menu. 5. Select the “Grandparent”
pedigree as the basic hypothesis and click “next”. (There are several similar
pedigrees and you should choose the one with the precise text ‘Grandparent’
under). 6. Choose “Unrelated man” in the next dialog as the alternative
hypothesis. Move on by clicking “next”. 7. First select “1.NN”, which
corresponds to the alleged grandparent, and enter the DNA-data by using the
drop down menu. Select the first allele in the drop down menu in all cases.
Next select “2.NN” and assign alleles which differ from those of the first
individual for instance by selecting the second allele in the drop down menu in
all cases. 8. Click next and click on the “Calculate” tab. The likelihood
for the hypotheses, and the corresponding LR, is calculated. When you click on
‘Grandparent’ pedigree you should see the output LR(Linkage):
0.45 LR(No linkage): 0.25 9. The result can be stored for instance by
choosing ‘Generate report’- A more comprehensive description of all
the features of FamLink, and more examples, can be
found in the manual.
You may send comments to daniel.kling@rmv.se