An evaluation of copy number variation detection tools for cancer using whole exome sequencing data

An evaluation of copy number variation detection tools for cancer using whole exome sequencing data

Abstract Background Recently copy number variation (CNV) has gained considerable interest as a type of genomic/genetic variation that plays an important role in disease susceptibility. Advances in sequencing technology have created an opportunity for detecting CNVs more accurately. Recently whole ex...

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Main Authors: Fatima Zare, Michelle Dow, Nicholas Monteleone, Abdelrahman Hosny, Sheida Nabavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Subjects:
Copy number variation
Whole-exome sequencing
Somatic aberrations
Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-017-1705-x

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