GSR: Simulator - VarSim

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Title VarSim
Short Description A high-fidelity simulation validation framework for high-throughput genome sequencing with cancer applications
Long Description VarSim is a framework for assessing alignment and variant calling accuracy in high-throughput genome sequencing through simulation or real data. In contrast to simulating a random mutation spectrum, it synthesizes diploid genomes with germline and somatic mutations based on a realistic model. This model leverages information such as previously reported mutations to make the synthetic genomes biologically relevant. VarSim simulates and validates a wide range of variants, including single nucleotide variants, small indels and large structural variants. It is an automated, comprehensive compute framework supporting parallel computation and multiple read simulators. Furthermore, we developed a novel map data structure to validate read alignments, a strategy to compare variants binned in size ranges and a lightweight, interactive, graphical report to visualize validation results with detailed statistics. Thus far, it is the most comprehensive validation tool for secondary analysis in next generation sequencing.
Version 0.8.6
Project Started 2014
Last Release 3 years, 5 months ago
Homepagehttps://github.com/bioinform/varsim
Citations Mu JC, Mohiyuddin M, Li J, Bani Asadi N, Gerstein MB, Abyzov A, Wong WH, Lam HY, VarSim: a high-fidelity simulation and validation framework for high-throughput genome sequencing with cancer applications., Bioinformatics, 05-01-2015 [ Abstract, cited in PMC ]
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Last evaluated04-24-2023 (333 days ago)
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Detailed Attributes
Attribute CategoryAttribute
Target
Type of Simulated DataGenotype at Genetic Markers,
VariationsBiallelic Marker, Multiallelic Marker, Single Nucleotide Variation,
Simulation MethodOther,
Input
Data TypeReference genome,
File formatOther,
Output
Data Type
Sequencing Reads
File FormatVCF,
Sample Type
Phenotype
Trait Type
Determinants
Evolutionary Features
Demographic
Population Size Changes
Gene Flow
Spatiality
Life Cycle
Mating System
Fecundity
Natural Selection
Determinant
Models
Recombination
Mutation Models
Events Allowed
Other
InterfaceCommand-line,
Development
Tested PlatformsWindows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix,
LanguagePython,
LicenseBSD,
GSR CertificationAccessibility, Documentation, Application, Support,

Number of Primary Citations: 1

Number of Non-Primary Citations: 2

The following 2 publications are selected examples of applications that used VarSim.

2022

Rozhoňová H, Danciu D, Stark S, Rätsch G, Kahles A, Lehmann KV, SECEDO: SNV-based subclone detection using ultra-low coverage single-cell DNA sequencing., Bioinformatics, 09-15-2022 [Abstract]

2021

Kurgan G, Turk R, Li H, Roberts N, Rettig GR, Jacobi AM, Tso L, Sturgeon M, Mertens M, Noten R, et al., CRISPAltRations: a validated cloud-based approach for interrogation of double-strand break repair mediated by CRISPR genome editing., Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev, 04-02-2021 [Abstract]


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