| Title | GeMSTONE: orchestrated prioritization of human germline mutations in the cloud. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Chen S, Beltrán JF, Esteban-Jurado C, Franch-Expósito S, Castellví-Bel S, Lipkin S, Wei X, Yu H |
| Journal | Nucleic Acids Res |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | W1 |
| Pagination | W207-W214 |
| Date Published | 2017 Jul 03 |
| ISSN | 1362-4962 |
| Abstract | Integrative analysis of whole-genome/exome-sequencing data has been challenging, especially for the non-programming research community, as it requires simultaneously managing a large number of computational tools. Even computational biologists find it unexpectedly difficult to reproduce results from others or optimize their strategies in an end-to-end workflow. We introduce Germline Mutation Scoring Tool fOr Next-generation sEquencing data (GeMSTONE), a cloud-based variant prioritization tool with high-level customization and a comprehensive collection of bioinformatics tools and data libraries (http://gemstone.yulab.org/). GeMSTONE generates and readily accepts a shareable 'recipe' file for each run to either replicate previous results or analyze new data with identical parameters and provides a centralized workflow for prioritizing germline mutations in human disease within a streamlined workflow rather than a pool of program executions. |
| DOI | 10.1093/nar/gkx398 |
| Alternate Journal | Nucleic Acids Res. |
| PubMed ID | 28521008 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC5556704 |
| Grant List | UL1 TR000457 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States |
