Anonymized Somatic Tumor Twins (STTs) enable open genome data sharing and use in research and clinical oncology
Nicolás Gaitán, Rodrigo Martín, Daniel Velasco, Elisa Benetti, Michela Riba, Luca Licata, Marc Arbonés, Romina Royo, David Olmos, Marco J. Morelli, Giovanni Tonon, Elena Castro, David Torrents
The paper introduces GenomeAnonymizer, a method to anonymize tumor-normal DNA sequences, creating STTs that preserve somatic variants and enable open research while protecting privacy.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics