Epistasis analysis using ReliefF.

Here we introduce the ReliefF machine learning algorithm and some of its extensions for detecting and characterizing epistasis in genetic association studies. We provide a general overview of the method and then highlight some of the modifications that have greatly improved its power for genetic analysis. We end with a few examples of published studies of complex human diseases that have used ReliefF.

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