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+# tpeold
+
+Tpeold provides a Shiny interface for analyzing genes and finding TPE-OLD
+candidates based on known TPE-OLD genes.
+
+## Installation
+
+You can install the development version of tepold from
+[GitHub](https://github.com/) with:
+
+```r
+# install.packages("devtools")
+devtools::install_github("johrpan/tpeold")
+```
+
+## License
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+[GNU Affero General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html)
+for more details.