A Bioinformatics Pipeline for Estimating Mitochondria DNA Copy Number and Heteroplasmy Levels from Whole Genome Sequencing Data
Stephanie L. Battle, Daniela Puiu, TOPMed mtDNA Working Group, Joost Verlouw, Linda Broer, Eric Boerwinkle, Kent D. Taylor, Jerome I. Rotter, S.S Rich, Megan L. Grove, Nathan Pankratz, Jessica L. Fetterman, Chunyu Liu, Dan E. Arking
This paper presents a bioinformatics pipeline to estimate mitochondrial DNA copy number and heteroplasmy levels from whole genome sequencing data, showing improved accuracy in capturing mitochondrial genetic features.
NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics · Mar 31, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine