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ArticlePloS one2011

Assessing matched normal and tumor pairs in next-generation sequencing studies.

Liang Goh, Geng Bo Chen, Ioana Cutcutache, Benjamin Low, Bin Tean Teh, Steve Rozen, Patrick Tan

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Liang GohCancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore. liang.goh@duke-nus.edu.sg
Geng Bo Chen
Ioana Cutcutache
Benjamin Low
Bin Tean Teh
Steve Rozen
Patrick Tan
National University of Singapore · SGGenome Institute of Singapore · SGNational Cancer Centre Singapore · SGVan Andel Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Next generation sequencing technology has revolutionized the study of cancers. Through matched normal-tumor pairs, it is now possible to identify genome-wide germline and somatic mutations. The generation and analysis of the data requires rigorous quality checks and filtering, and the current analytical pipeline is constantly undergoing improvements. We noted however that in analyzing matched pairs, there is an implicit assumption that the sequenced data are matched, without any quality check such as those implemented in association studies. There are serious implications in this assumption as identification of germline and rare somatic variants depend on the normal sample being the matched pair. Using a genetics concept on measuring relatedness between individuals, we demonstrate that the matchedness of tumor pairs can be quantified and should be included as part of a quality protocol in analysis of sequenced data. Despite the mutation changes in cancer samples, matched tumor-normal pairs are still relatively similar in sequence compared to non-matched pairs. We demonstrate that the approach can be used to assess the mutation landscape between individuals.

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Cluster AnalysisGerm-Line MutationHumansNeoplasms

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PMID21445261
PMCPMC3060821
OpenAlexW2046174751

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