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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2024

Control-FREEC viewer: a tool for the visualization and exploration of copy number variation data.

Valentina Crippa, Emanuela Fina, Daniele Ramazzotti, Rocco Piazza

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Valentina CrippaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy. v.crippa15@campus.unimib.it.
Emanuela FinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Daniele RamazzottiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Rocco PiazzaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy. rocco.piazza@unimib.it.

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro AIRC Investigator Grant Ig 22082Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2023-2027 (l. 232/2016, art. 1, commi 314 - 337)Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Bicocca 2020 Starting Grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCopy number alterations (CNAs) are genetic changes commonly found in cancer that involve different regions of the genome and impact cancer progression by affecting gene expression and genomic stability. Computational techniques can analyze copy number data obtained from high-throughput sequencing platforms, and various tools visualize and analyze CNAs in cancer genomes, providing insights into genetic mechanisms driving cancer development and progression. However, tools for visualizing copy number data in cancer research have some limitations. In fact, they can be complex to use and require expertise in bioinformatics or computational biology. While copy number data analysis and visualization provide insights into cancer biology, interpreting results can be challenging, and there may be multiple explanations for observed patterns of copy number alterations.

resultsWe created Control-FREEC Viewer, a tool that facilitates effective visualization and exploration of copy number data. With Control-FREEC Viewer, experimental data can be easily loaded by the user. After choosing the reference genome, copy number data are displayed in whole genome or single chromosome view. Gain or loss on a specific gene can be found and visualized on each chromosome. Analysis parameters for subsequent sessions can be stored and images can be exported in raster and vector formats.

conclusionsControl-FREEC Viewer enables users to import and visualize data analyzed by the Control-FREEC tool, as well as by other tools sharing a similar tabular output, providing a comprehensive and intuitive graphical user interface for data visualization.

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NeoplasmsSoftwareComputational BiologyDNA Copy Number VariationsGenomeHumansCopy number variationData explorationData visualization

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