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  • renatopuga
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2011
    • 2

    Pindel: Reference counting (Short Insertion)

    I have a problem with counting sequences in reference to the Pindel software.

    I am analyzing exome data (tumor vs. normal) and found a Short Insertion (SI) using Pindel.

    One inclusion of a base (A) CTC[A]ATCA.
    Total reads: 81 reads (Ref) and 83 reads (Alt) = 164 (DP), counting in tumor samples. No variant in the normal sample.

    So, I used the IGV to visualize the integration (knowing that the counting of IGV can be different).
    The IGV does not show sequences with insertion.

    After that, I used some softwares to count/extract sequences in the insert region (counting down).

    HTML Code:
    softwares        Ref	Alt	DP
    --------------------------------------
    pindel		81	83	164
    atlas indel2	6	92	98
    indelocator	6	92	98
    bam-readcount	95	91	186
    samtools view	8	92	100
    My question is: How can I confirm that the sequences are equal to Ref only the Pindel and bam-ReadCount listed?

    I know Pindel realigns the sequences, but the VAF in Pindel is 50% and the other ~ 95%

    - illumina HiSeq 2000
    - Exome - Pairend - 150x

    - Bwa Version: 0.7.5a-R405
    - Human_g1k_v37.fasta reference

    - Pindel version 0.2.5a1, July 23 2013.
    - Atlas Indel2 v1.4.3-R158
    - IndelGenotyper.36.3336
    - Bam-0.4.6-ReadCount
    - Samtools-0.1.19 44428cd

    My Best.
    Renato Puga
  • renatopuga
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2011
    • 2

    #2
    The supported number of reads is the same as normal reads. Because the count for Insertion Sort (SI) is initialized based on the next

    Reference
    123456789
    AAAT-AAAA

    AAATCAAAA
    AAATCAAAA
    AAATCAAAA
    AAAT-AAAA
    AAAT-AAAA

    One insertion (C) at position 4 (T): Ref(T) = 6 Alt(C) = 3.

    Pindel sample:
    NumSupSamples 1 tumor 6 6 3 3 0 0

    DP = Ref + Alt (depth total)

    The six reads are equal to Ref (T), where three of these reads contains the insert (C). My DP = 9, but the correct is: DP = 6.
    Renato Puga

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