GENESIS - The GENEric SImulation System for Modelling State Transitions.

ABSTRACT: This software implements a discrete time Markov chain model, used to model transitions between states when the transition probabilities are known a priori. It is highly configurable; the user supplies two text files, a "state transition table" and a "config file", to the Perl script genesis.pl. Given the content of these files, the script generates a set of C++ classes based on the State design pattern, and a main program, which can then be compiled and run. The C++ code generated is based on the specification in the text files. Both multiple branching and bi-directional transitions are allowed. The software has been used to model the natural histories of colorectal cancer in Mexico. Although written primarily to model such disease processes, it can be used in any process which depe

SUBMITTER: Gillman MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5627703 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature