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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013, Article ID 984014, 13 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/984014
Research Article

Efficient Haplotype Block Partitioning and Tag SNP Selection Algorithms under Various Constraints

Wen-Pei Chen,1 Che-Lun Hung,2 and Yaw-Ling Lin3

1Department of Applied Chemistry, Providence University, Taichung 433, Taiwan
2Department of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Providence University, Taichung 433, Taiwan
3Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Providence University, Taichung 433, Taiwan

Received 29 April 2013; Accepted 5 September 2013

Academic Editor: Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

Copyright © 2013 Wen-Pei Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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