The Perform QIAseq RNA Fusion XP Analysis ready-to-use workflow

The Perform QIAseq RNA Fusion XP Analysis ready-to-use workflow can be found in the Toolbox at:

        Ready-to-Use Workflows | QIAseq Panel Analysis (Image qiaseqrna_folder_closed_16_n_p) | QIAseq Analysis Workflows (Image qiaseq_workflows_folder_closed_16_n_p) | Perform QIAseq RNA Fusion XP Analysis (Image qiaseq_rna_fusion_xp_16_n_p)

The workflow is designed for use together with forthcoming QIAseq RNA Fusion XP panels. The panels allow fusions, variant calls, and expression values to be generated from the same RNA sample, and therefore improve on the capabilities of the existing QIAseq RNAscan panels.

The workflow requires the panel primers to be specified, these should be imported prior to the first use of the workflow as described in Import QIAGEN Primers.

Double-click on the Perform QIAseq RNA Fusion XP Analysis ready-to-use workflow to run the analysis.

If you are connected to a CLC Server via your Workbench, you will be asked where you would like to run the analysis. We recommend that you run the analysis on a CLC Server when possible.

In the Select RNA Reads dialog, specify the RNA reads that should be analyzed (figure 6.5).

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Figure 6.5: Select the sequencing reads by double-clicking on the file name or by clicking once on the file name and then on the arrow pointing to the right hand side.

The following dialog helps you set up the relevant Reference Data Set. If you have not downloaded the Reference Data Set yet, the dialog will suggest the relevant data set and offer the opportunity to download it using the Download to Workbench button (figure 6.6).

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Figure 6.6: The relevant Reference Data Set is highlighted; in the text to the right, the types of reference needed by the workflow are listed.

Note that if you wish to Cancel or Resume the Download, you can close the ready to use workflow and open the Reference Data Manager where the Cancel, Pause and Resume buttons are available.

If the Reference Data Set was previously downloaded, the option "Skip data set selection and use defaults" is available and will ensure the relevant data set is used. You can always check the "Select data set" option to be able to specify another Reference Data Set than the one suggested.

In the RNA primers dialog, select primers that correspond to the panel that was used to generate the reads (figure 6.7).

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Figure 6.7: Select the primer track for the relevant panel.

In the Detect Fusion Genes dialog, it is possible to change the Promiscuity threshold, i.e., the maximum number of different fusion partners reported for a gene. You can also check for exon skippings by enabling the Detect exon skippings option, as well as check for fusions with novel exon boundaries by enabeling the Detect fusions with novel exon boundaries option.

The parameters for variant detection are not adjustable and have been set to generate an initial pool of all potential variants. These are then passed through a series of filters to remove variants that are suspected artifacts. Variants failing to meet the (adjustable) thresholds for quality, read direction bias, location (low frequency indels within homopolymer stretches), frequency or coverage would not be included in the filtered output.

Some filters only remove alternative alleles - and not reference alleles - as this potentially leads to wrong interpretation of variants by the VCF exporter where such variants could be misinterpreted as hemizygote when the reference allele is missing.

Finally, in the last wizard step, choose to Save the results of the workflow and specify a location in the Navigation Area before clicking Finish.



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