The variant call format and VCFtools

Summary: The variant call format (VCF) is a generic format for storing DNA polymorphism data such as SNPs, insertions, deletions and structural variants, together with rich annotations. VCF is usually stored in a compressed manner and can be indexed for fast data retrieval of variants from a range o...

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Main Authors: Danecek, Petr, Auton, Adam, Abecasis, Goncalo, Albers, Cornelis A., Banks, Eric, DePristo, Mark A., Handsaker, Robert E., Lunter, Gerton, Marth, Gabor T., Sherry, Stephen T., McVean, Gilean, Durbin, Richard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3137218/