scholarly journals Spatially constrained tumour growth affects the patterns of clonal selection and neutral drift in cancer genomic data

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Chkhaidze ◽  
Timon Heide ◽  
Benjamin Werner ◽  
Marc J. Williams ◽  
Weini Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Tumour Growth ◽  
Evolutionary Dynamics ◽  
Clonal Selection ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Confounding Factors ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Generation Sequencing

AbstractQuantification of the effect of spatial tumour sampling on the patterns of mutations detected in next-generation sequencing data is largely lacking. Here we use a spatial stochastic cellular automaton model of tumour growth that accounts for somatic mutations, selection, drift and spatial constrains, to simulate multi-region sequencing data derived from spatial sampling of a neoplasm. We show that the spatial structure of a solid cancer has a major impact on the detection of clonal selection and genetic drift from bulk sequencing data and single-cell sequencing data. Our results indicate that spatial constrains can introduce significant sampling biases when performing multi-region bulk sampling and that such bias becomes a major confounding factor for the measurement of the evolutionary dynamics of human tumours. We present a statistical inference framework that takes into account the spatial effects of a growing tumour and allows inferring the evolutionary dynamics from patient genomic data. Our analysis shows that measuring cancer evolution using next-generation sequencing while accounting for the numerous confounding factors requires a mechanistic model-based approach that captures the sources of noise in the data.SummarySequencing the DNA of cancer cells from human tumours has become one of the main tools to study cancer biology. However, sequencing data are complex and often difficult to interpret. In particular, the way in which the tissue is sampled and the data are collected, impact the interpretation of the results significantly. We argue that understanding cancer genomic data requires mathematical models and computer simulations that tell us what we expect the data to look like, with the aim of understanding the impact of confounding factors and biases in the data generation step. In this study, we develop a spatial simulation of tumour growth that also simulates the data generation process, and demonstrate that biases in the sampling step and current technological limitations severely impact the interpretation of the results. We then provide a statistical framework that can be used to overcome these biases and more robustly measure aspects of the biology of tumours from the data.

scholarly journals Hi-C chromosome conformation capture sequencing of avian genomes using the BGISEQ-500 platform

GigaScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Sandoval-Velasco ◽  
Juan Antonio Rodríguez ◽  
Cynthia Perez Estrada ◽  
Guojie Zhang ◽  
Erez Lieberman Aiden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Chromosome Conformation ◽  
Sequencing Platform ◽  
Sequencing Platforms ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Abstract Background Hi-C experiments couple DNA-DNA proximity with next-generation sequencing to yield an unbiased description of genome-wide interactions. Previous methods describing Hi-C experiments have focused on the industry-standard Illumina sequencing. With new next-generation sequencing platforms such as BGISEQ-500 becoming more widely available, protocol adaptations to fit platform-specific requirements are useful to give increased choice to researchers who routinely generate sequencing data. Results We describe an in situ Hi-C protocol adapted to be compatible with the BGISEQ-500 high-throughput sequencing platform. Using zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) as a biological sample, we demonstrate how Hi-C libraries can be constructed to generate informative data using the BGISEQ-500 platform, following circularization and DNA nanoball generation. Our protocol is a modification of an Illumina-compatible method, based around blunt-end ligations in library construction, using un-barcoded, distally overhanging double-stranded adapters, followed by amplification using indexed primers. The resulting libraries are ready for circularization and subsequent sequencing on the BGISEQ series of platforms and yield data similar to what can be expected using Illumina-compatible approaches. Conclusions Our straightforward modification to an Illumina-compatible in situHi-C protocol enables data generation on the BGISEQ series of platforms, thus expanding the options available for researchers who wish to utilize the powerful Hi-C techniques in their research.

WBFQC: A new approach for compressing next-generation sequencing data splitting into homogeneous streams

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 1850018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Suneeta Agarwal ◽  
Ranvijay
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Data ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Compression Technique ◽  
Compression Algorithms ◽  
Ngs Data ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Genomic data nowadays is playing a vital role in number of fields such as personalized medicine, forensic, drug discovery, sequence alignment and agriculture, etc. With the advancements and reduction in the cost of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, these data are growing exponentially. NGS data are being generated more rapidly than they could be significantly analyzed. Thus, there is much scope for developing novel data compression algorithms to facilitate data analysis along with data transfer and storage directly. An innovative compression technique is proposed here to address the problem of transmission and storage of large NGS data. This paper presents a lossless non-reference-based FastQ file compression approach, segregating the data into three different streams and then applying appropriate and efficient compression algorithms on each. Experiments show that the proposed approach (WBFQC) outperforms other state-of-the-art approaches for compressing NGS data in terms of compression ratio (CR), and compression and decompression time. It also has random access capability over compressed genomic data. An open source FastQ compression tool is also provided here ( http://www.algorithm-skg.com/wbfqc/home.html ).

scholarly journals Next-Generation Sequencing–Based Cancer Panel Data Conversion Using International Standards to Implement a Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Research System: Single-Institution Study

10.2196/14710 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. e14710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Park ◽  
Soo-Yong Shin ◽  
Seog Yun Park ◽  
Jeonghee Yun ◽  
Chulmin Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Research System ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Clinical Sequencing ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Background The analytical capacity and speed of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology have been improved. Many genetic variants associated with various diseases have been discovered using NGS. Therefore, applying NGS to clinical practice results in precision or personalized medicine. However, as clinical sequencing reports in electronic health records (EHRs) are not structured according to recommended standards, clinical decision support systems have not been fully utilized. In addition, integrating genomic data with clinical data for translational research remains a great challenge. Objective To apply international standards to clinical sequencing reports and to develop a clinical research information system to integrate standardized genomic data with clinical data. Methods We applied the recently published ISO/TS 20428 standard to 367 clinical sequencing reports generated by panel (91 genes) sequencing in EHRs and implemented a clinical NGS research system by extending the clinical data warehouse to integrate the necessary clinical data for each patient. We also developed a user interface with a clinical research portal and an NGS result viewer. Results A single clinical sequencing report with 28 items was restructured into four database tables and 49 entities. As a result, 367 patients’ clinical sequencing data were connected with clinical data in EHRs, such as diagnosis, surgery, and death information. This system can support the development of cohort or case-control datasets as well. Conclusions The standardized clinical sequencing data are not only for clinical practice and could be further applied to translational research.

scholarly journals xAtlas: Scalable small variant calling across heterogeneous next-generation sequencing experiments

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Farek ◽  
Daniel Hughes ◽  
Adam Mansfield ◽  
Olga Krasheninina ◽  
Waleed Nasser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Variant Calling ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Data Generation ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Single Nucleotide Variants ◽  
Homogeneous Sample ◽  
Generation Sequencing

AbstractMotivationThe rapid development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has lowered the barriers to genomic data generation, resulting in millions of samples sequenced across diverse experimental designs. The growing volume and heterogeneity of these sequencing data complicate the further optimization of methods for identifying DNA variation, especially considering that curated highconfidence variant call sets commonly used to evaluate these methods are generally developed by reference to results from the analysis of comparatively small and homogeneous sample sets.ResultsWe have developed xAtlas, an application for the identification of single nucleotide variants (SNV) and small insertions and deletions (indels) in NGS data. xAtlas is easily scalable and enables execution and retraining with rapid development cycles. Generation of variant calls in VCF or gVCF format from BAM or CRAM alignments is accomplished in less than one CPU-hour per 30× short-read human whole-genome. The retraining capabilities of xAtlas allow its core variant evaluation models to be optimized on new sample data and user-defined truth sets. Obtaining SNV and indels calls from xAtlas can be achieved more than 40 times faster than established methods while retaining the same accuracy.AvailabilityFreely available under a BSD 3-clause license at https://github.com/jfarek/[email protected] informationSupplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

scholarly journals Next-Generation Sequencing–Based Cancer Panel Data Conversion Using International Standards to Implement a Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Research System: Single-Institution Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Park ◽  
Soo-Yong Shin ◽  
Seog Yun Park ◽  
Jeonghee Yun ◽  
Chulmin Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Research System ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Clinical Sequencing ◽  
Generation Sequencing

BACKGROUND The analytical capacity and speed of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology have been improved. Many genetic variants associated with various diseases have been discovered using NGS. Therefore, applying NGS to clinical practice results in precision or personalized medicine. However, as clinical sequencing reports in electronic health records (EHRs) are not structured according to recommended standards, clinical decision support systems have not been fully utilized. In addition, integrating genomic data with clinical data for translational research remains a great challenge. OBJECTIVE To apply international standards to clinical sequencing reports and to develop a clinical research information system to integrate standardized genomic data with clinical data. METHODS We applied the recently published ISO/TS 20428 standard to 367 clinical sequencing reports generated by panel (91 genes) sequencing in EHRs and implemented a clinical NGS research system by extending the clinical data warehouse to integrate the necessary clinical data for each patient. We also developed a user interface with a clinical research portal and an NGS result viewer. RESULTS A single clinical sequencing report with 28 items was restructured into four database tables and 49 entities. As a result, 367 patients’ clinical sequencing data were connected with clinical data in EHRs, such as diagnosis, surgery, and death information. This system can support the development of cohort or case-control datasets as well. CONCLUSIONS The standardized clinical sequencing data are not only for clinical practice and could be further applied to translational research.

scholarly journals rmvPFBAM: Removing Primers from BAM Files Based on Amplicon-Based Next-Generation Sequencing and Cloud Computing When Analyzing Personal Genome Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Yanjun Ma
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
False Positive ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Data ◽  
Personal Genome ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Personal Genomic ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Personal genomic data constitute one important part of personal health data. However, due to the large amount of personal genomic data obtained by the next-generation sequencing technology, special tools are needed to analyze these data. In this article, we will explore a tool analyzing cloud-based large-scale genome sequencing data. Analyzing and identifying genomic variations from amplicon-based next-generation sequencing data are necessary for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. When processing the amplicon-based next-generation sequencing data, one essential step is removing primer sequences from the reads to avoid detecting false-positive mutations introduced by nonspecific primer binding and primer extension reactions. At present, the removing primer tools usually discard primer sequences from the FASTQ file instead of BAM file, but this method could cause some downstream analysis problems. Only one tool (BAMClipper) removes primer sequences from BAM files, but it only modified the CIGAR value of the BAM file, and false-positive mutations falling in the primer region could still be detected based on its processed BAM file. So, we developed one cutting primer tool (rmvPFBAM) removing primer sequences from the BAM file, and the mutations detected based on the processed BAM file by rmvPFBAM are highly credible. Besides that, rmvPFBAM runs faster than other tools, such as cutPrimers and BAMClipper.

scholarly journals Compression of Next-Generation Sequencing Data and of DNA Digital Files

Algorithms ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Bruno Carpentieri
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Network Traffic ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Genomic Data ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Data ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Generation Sequencing

The increase in memory and in network traffic used and caused by new sequenced biological data has recently deeply grown. Genomic projects such as HapMap and 1000 Genomes have contributed to the very large rise of databases and network traffic related to genomic data and to the development of new efficient technologies. The large-scale sequencing of samples of DNA has brought new attention and produced new research, and thus the interest in the scientific community for genomic data has greatly increased. In a very short time, researchers have developed hardware tools, analysis software, algorithms, private databases, and infrastructures to support the research in genomics. In this paper, we analyze different approaches for compressing digital files generated by Next-Generation Sequencing tools containing nucleotide sequences, and we discuss and evaluate the compression performance of generic compression algorithms by confronting them with a specific system designed by Jones et al. specifically for genomic file compression: Quip. Moreover, we present a simple but effective technique for the compression of DNA sequences in which we only consider the relevant DNA data and experimentally evaluate its performances.

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