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'''Rare Metal''' is a tool for gene-based meta-analysis, based upon summary statistics generated from individual data using [http://genome.sph.umich.edu/wiki/Rare-Metal-Worker '''Rare Metal Worker'''] or [http://genome.sph.umich.edu/wiki/Rvtests '''rvtests'''].

'''Rare Metal''' is a tool for gene-based meta-analysis, based upon summary statistics generated from individual data using [http://genome.sph.umich.edu/wiki/Rare-Metal-Worker '''Rare Metal Worker'''].  

 

If you have any questions, please contact: sfengsph at umich dot edu

If you have any questions, please contact: sfengsph at umich dot edu

==== List of Studies ====

==== List of Studies ====

* --studyName option is crucial for '''Rare Metal''' to work. Ignoring this option will lead to FATAL ERROR and '''Rare Metal''' will stop.  

* --studyName option is crucial for '''Rare Metal''' to work. Ignoring this option will lead to FATAL ERROR and '''Rare Metal''' will stop.  

* Use --studyName to specify a plain txt file. That file should contain the path and prefix of the studies you want to include, one per line.  

* The file should contain the path and prefix of the studies you want to include.  

* If there is one or more studies that you want to excluded from your list, but want to save some effort of generating a new file, you can put a "#" in front of the line of record. '''Rare Metal''' will automatically exclude that study from meta analysis.

* If there is one or more studies that you want to excluded from your list, but want to save some effort of generating a new file, you can put a "#" in front of the line of record. '''Rare Metal''' will automatically exclude that study from meta analysis.

* An example file is in the following:

* An example file is in the following: