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 # zalpha 0.1.0.9000 (development version)
 
 * Can now accept data with missing values
-* New function create_LDProfile for generating an LD profile
+* New function create_LDprofile for generating an LD profile
 * Updated and improved vignette
 * Fixed noLD issues