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• Introduction
  • The concept of Biomedical Genomics Analysis
  • System requirements
  • Contact information
• Data import and export
• Reference Data Management
  • The Reference Data Manager
  • QIAGEN Sets
• QIAseq Panel Analysis
  • The Analyze QIAseq Panels guide
    • Import your reads
    • Start a QIAseq panel analysis
    • Upload to QCI Interpret
  • How to create a custom panel analysis workflow
    • Import QIAGEN Primers
  • Create a custom Trim adapter list (optional)
• Targeted DNA
  • The Identify QIAseq DNA Variants ready-to-use workflows
    • Identify QIAseq DNA Somatic Variants with FLT3 Identification ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Identify QIAseq DNA Variants workflows
    • Quality Control for the Identify QIAseq DNA Variants workflow
  • Create QIAseq DNA CNV Control Mapping workflows
    • Output from the Create QIAseq DNA CNV Control Samples workflow
  • The Identify TMB Status ready-to-use workflows
    • Output from the Identify TMB Status workflow
  • The Detect QIAseq MSI Status ready-to-use workflow
    • Output of the Detect QIAseq MSI Status workflow
  • Detect MSI Status with Baseline Creation ready-to-use workflow
  • Targeted DNA tools detailed description
    • Annotate Structural Variants
    • Convert Annotation Track Coordinates
    • Calculate TMB Score
    • Detect MSI Status
    • Generate MSI Baseline
    • Remove and Annotate with Unique Molecular Index
    • Calculate Unique Molecular Index Groups
    • Create UMI Reads from Grouped Reads
    • Create UMI Reads from Reads
    • Remove Ligation Artifacts
    • Trim Primers of Mapped Reads
    • Annotate Variants with Unique Molecular Index Info
    • Prepare Guidance Variant Track
    • Import Gene-Pseudogene Table
• Targeted RNAscan
  • The Detect QIAseq RNAscan Fusions ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Detect QIAseq RNAscan Fusions workflow
  • The Perform QIAseq RNA Fusion XP Analysis ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Perform QIAseq RNA Fusion XP Analysis workflow
  • Interpretation of fusion results
  • Targeted RNAscan tools detailed description
    • Detect Fusion Genes
    • Refine Fusion Genes
    • Annotate Fusions with Known Fusion Information
    • QC for RNAscan Panels
    • Annotate RNA Variants
    • Import Known Fusion Information Track
• Immune Reportoire Analysis
  • Perform QIAseq Immune Repertoire Analysis ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Perform QIAseq Immune Repertoire Analysis workflow
  • QIAseq Immune Repertoire Expert Tools
    • Immune Repertoire Analysis
• Targeted Multimodal
  • Perform QIAseq Multimodal Analysis (Illumina) ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Perform QIAseq Multimodal Analysis (Illumina)
    • Running the workflow in batch using Metadata
• Targeted RNA
  • The Quantify QIAseq RNA Expression ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Quantify QIAseq RNA Expression workflow
  • Targeted RNA tools detailed description
    • The Quantify QIAseq RNA tool
• UPX 3'
  • Demultiplex QIAseq UPX 3' reads
  • The Quantify QIAseq UPX 3' ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Quantify QIAseq UPX 3' workflow
• Exome
  • Identify QIAseq Exome Germline Variants
    • Output from the Identify QIAseq Exome Germline Variants ready-to-use workflow
  • Create QIAseq Exome CNV Control Mapping
    • Output from the Create QIAseq Exome CNV Control Mapping workflow
  • Identify QIAseq Exome Causal Inherited Variants in Trio
    • Output from the Identify QIAseq Exome Causal Inherited Variants in Trio ready-to-use workflow
• Targeted Methyl
  • The Detect QIAseq Methylation ready-to-use workflow
    • Output from the Detect QIAseq Methylation workflow
  • Targeted Methyl associated tools
    • Finding differentially methylated regions
    • Create Methylation Level Heat Map
• QCI Interpret Integration
  • Configuration of the Upload to QCI Interpret tool
  • The Upload to QCI Interpret tool
• QIAseq miRNA Analysis
  • QIAseq miRNA Quantification
    • QIAseq miRNA Quantification outputs
    • Naming isomiRs
  • QIAseq miRNA Differential Expression
  • QIAseq miRNA Expert Tools
    • Create UMI Reads for miRNA
    • Extract IsomiR Counts
• QIAGEN GeneRead DNA Panel Analysis
  • The QIAGEN GeneRead Panel Analysis workflow
    • Output from the QIAGEN GeneRead Panel Analysis
  • Trim Primers and their Dimers of Mapped Reads
• Ready-to-use workflows descriptions and guidelines
  • General Workflow
  • Somatic Cancer
  • Hereditary Disease
• Getting started
  • Import sequencing data
  • Prepare Raw Data
• Whole genome sequencing (WGS)
  • General Workflows (WGS)
    • Annotate Variants (WGS)
    • Identify Known Variants in One Sample (WGS)
  • Somatic Cancer (WGS)
    • Filter Somatic Variants (WGS)
    • Identify Somatic Variants from Tumor Normal Pair (WGS)
    • Identify Variants (WGS)
  • Hereditary Disease (WGS)
    • Filter Causal Variants (WGS-HD)
    • Identify Causal Inherited Variants in Family of Four (WGS)
    • Identify Causal Inherited Variants in Trio (WGS)
    • Identify Rare Disease Causing Mutations in Family of Four (WGS)
    • Identify Rare Disease Causing Mutations in Trio (WGS)
    • Identify Variants (WGS-HD)
• Whole exome sequencing (WES)
  • General Workflows (WES)
    • Annotate Variants (WES)
    • Annotate Variants with Effect Scores (WES)
    • Identify Known Variants in One Sample (WES)
  • Somatic Cancer (WES)
    • Filter Somatic Variants (WES)
    • Identify Somatic Variants from Tumor Normal Pair (WES)
    • Identify Variants (WES)
    • Identify and Annotate Variants (WES)
  • Hereditary Disease (WES)
    • Filter Causal Variants (WES-HD)
    • Identify Causal Inherited Variants in Family of Four (WES)
    • Identify Causal Inherited Variants in Trio (WES)
    • Identify Rare Disease Causing Mutations in Family of Four (WES)
    • Identify Rare Disease Causing Mutations in Trio (WES)
    • Identify Variants (WES-HD)
    • Identify and Annotate Variants (WES-HD)
• Targeted amplicon sequencing (TAS)
  • General Workflows (TAS)
    • Annotate Variants (TAS)
    • Identify Known Variants in One Sample (TAS)
  • Somatic Cancer (TAS)
    • Filter Somatic Variants (TAS)
    • Identify Somatic Variants from Tumor Normal Pair (TAS)
    • Identify Variants (TAS)
    • Identify and Annotate Variants (TAS)
  • Hereditary Disease (TAS)
    • Filter Causal Variants (TAS-HD)
    • Identify Causal Inherited Variants in Family of Four (TAS)
    • Identify Causal Inherited Variants in Trio (TAS)
    • Identify Rare Disease Causing Mutations in Family of Four (TAS)
    • Identify Rare Disease Causing Mutations in Trio (TAS)
    • Identify Variants (TAS-HD)
    • Identify and Annotate Variants (TAS-HD)
• Whole Transcriptome Sequencing (WTS)
  • Annotate Variants (WTS)
  • Compare Variants in DNA and RNA
  • Identify Candidate Variants and Genes from Tumor Normal Pair
  • Identify Variants and Add Expression Values
  • Identify and Annotate Differentially Expressed Genes and Pathways
• General tools
  • Merge Variant Tracks
  • Annotate with Effect Scores
  • Annotate with Repeat and Homopolymer Information
• Batching workflows
• Appendices
  • Legacy tools
    • Trim Primers of Mapped Single Reads
    • Trim Primers of Mapped Paired End Reads
  • Install and uninstall plugins
    • Install
    • Uninstall
• Bibliography

Data import and export

Most import and export of data is done using the tools delivered as part of the CLC Genomics Workbench. This functionality is described at https://resources.qiagenbioinformatics.com/manuals/clcgenomicsworkbench/current/index.php?manual=Import_export_data_graphics.html.

This chapter describes only import/export functionality specific to the Biomedical Genomics Analysis.

Data import

Data import is generally done using the standard tools of the CLC Genomics Workbench. This includes the on-the-fly import functionality available when launching workflows, described at:

https://resources.qiagenbioinformatics.com/manuals/clcgenomicsworkbench/current/index.php?manual=Importing_data_on_fly.html.

Direct access to certain NGS importers is also provided via the Analyze QIAseq Panels tool, as described in this section.

Reference data import is described in Reference Data Management.

Data export

General data export documentation is available at https://resources.qiagenbioinformatics.com/manuals/clcgenomicsworkbench/current/index.php?manual=Data_export.html.

VCF (Biomedical) exporter

The Biomedical Genomics Analysis plugin provides a VCF exporter that extends the functionality of the standard VCF exporter in the CLC Genomics Workbench by supporting the export of CNV tracks and fusion tracks, in addition to the export of variant tracks.

Compared with the standard VCF exporter, an additional option is present in the export dialog allowing the export of multiple inputs as a single file (figure 2.1). When this option is selected, a CNV track, fusion track and variant tracks can be exported together into a single VCF file.

Where the same variant is reported multiple times, which is especially relevant when providing multiple variant tracks as input, the VCF file will include only one of these, the copy with the highest QUAL value.

Note: When working with fusion data, only fusions with "PASS" in the "Filter" column will be exported.

The standard VCF exporter is described at https://resources.qiagenbioinformatics.com/manuals/clcgenomicsworkbench/current/index.php?manual=Export_in_VCF_format.html.

Figure 2.1: The VCF (Biomedical) exporter dialog. The option in red is specific to this exporter. The other options in the dialog are the same as in the standard VCF exporter.

VCF format files can be uploaded directly to QCI Interpret, or the Upload to QCII tool can be used to upload data from CLC Genomics Workbench without explicitly exporting it first. Use of Upload to QCII is described in QCI Interpret Integration.

SAM/BAM export of UMI read mappings When exporting UMI reads to SAM or BAM format, a UMI will be described as Unique_Molecular_Index=[number1]_count=[number2]. Here number1 is a UMI ID (just a unique UMI group number), and number2 is the number of reads that are in that UMI group.

This information is relevant to the export of relevant outputs from workflows distributed with this plugin for analyzing data generated using some types of QIAseq panels, such as:

• Targeted DNA Panels
• Targeted RNAscan Panels
• UPX 3' RNA Panels
• Multimodal Panels
• RNA Fusion XP

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