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 |