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Allele definition

507 bytes added, 09:37, 27 February 2019
Which definition should we stick to?
*But whenever we have additional variants, no PGx alleles will be reported
(Note that in practice PharmCAT lets the user decide which allele definitions to use in their [https://github.com/PharmGKB/PharmCAT/wiki/NamedAlleleMatcher-101 NamedAlleleMatcher])
 
===The Aldy method===
The Aldy method is similar to the PharmCAT method, but with some important notes
- The method takes into account the copy number of each variant
- The method introduces additional PGx variants in order to avoid no-calls. The additional variants have been interpreted and curated by the Aldy team.
- The method uses BAM-files instad of VCF files.
===Which definition should we stick to?===
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| PharmCAT method || One PGx allele per patient || Less compatible with previous SNP array methods. Some patients are no longer assigned to a known PGx allele
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| Aldy method || One PGx allele per patient, detection of new variants || [https://github.com/inumanag/aldy-paper-resources Test data sets for Aldy] shows that the method performs well, also with respect to targeted methods
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One partial solution is For now, due to use the PharmCAT good performance and documentation of Aldy, this is our preferred method only for coding regions (which may be more preserved by evolution, with less variation), possibly together with some selected non-exonic variantsgenotyping.