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ArticleGigaScience2024

Deciphering cancer genomes with GenomeSpy: a grammar-based visualization toolkit.

Kari Lavikka, Jaana Oikkonen, Yilin Li, Taru Muranen, Giulia Micoli, Giovanni Marchi, Alexandra Lahtinen, Kaisa Huhtinen, Rainer Lehtonen, Sakari Hietanen and 3 more

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Article in GigaScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Kari LavikkaResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4163-4945
Jaana OikkonenResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1063-2736
Yilin LiResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3268-1969
Taru MuranenResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-5895-1808
Giulia MicoliResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0009-0003-9541-8177
Giovanni MarchiResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9513-1123
Alexandra LahtinenResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7179-2680
Kaisa HuhtinenResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9685-5246
Rainer LehtonenApplied Tumor Genomics Research Program, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8343-0318
Sakari HietanenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, 20521 Turku, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4734-4743
Johanna HynninenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, 20521 Turku, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0854-7225
Anni VirtanenDepartment of Pathology, University of Helsinki and HUS Diagnostic Center, Helsinki University Hospital, 00260 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7467-8434
Sampsa HautaniemiResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7749-2694

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 965193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVisualization is an indispensable facet of genomic data analysis. Despite the abundance of specialized visualization tools, there remains a distinct need for tailored solutions. However, their implementation typically requires extensive programming expertise from bioinformaticians and software developers, especially when building interactive applications. Toolkits based on visualization grammars offer a more accessible, declarative way to author new visualizations. Yet, current grammar-based solutions fall short in adequately supporting the interactive analysis of large datasets with extensive sample collections, a pivotal task often encountered in cancer research.

findingsWe present GenomeSpy, a grammar-based toolkit for authoring tailored, interactive visualizations for genomic data analysis. By using combinatorial building blocks and a declarative language, users can implement new visualization designs easily and embed them in web pages or end-user-oriented applications. A distinctive element of GenomeSpy's architecture is its effective use of the graphics processing unit in all rendering, enabling a high frame rate and smoothly animated interactions, such as navigation within a genome. We demonstrate the utility of GenomeSpy by characterizing the genomic landscape of 753 ovarian cancer samples from patients in the DECIDER clinical trial. Our results expand the understanding of the genomic architecture in ovarian cancer, particularly the diversity of chromosomal instability.

conclusionsGenomeSpy is a visualization toolkit applicable to a wide range of tasks pertinent to genome analysis. It offers high flexibility and exceptional performance in interactive analysis. The toolkit is open source with an MIT license, implemented in JavaScript, and available at https://genomespy.app/.

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GenomicsSoftwareComputational BiologyComputer GraphicsFemaleGenome, HumanHumansNeoplasmsOvarian NeoplasmsUser-Computer Interfacegenomic data visualizationGPU-accelerated visualizationovarian high-grade serous carcinomavisualization grammar

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PMCPMC11299109

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