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To introduce NGSCheckMate, an automated software tool designed to validate sample identity and detect mix-ups within and across distinct next-generation sequencing modalities.

March 23, 2017Nucleic Acids ResearchOpen Access

NGSCheckMate: software for validating sample identity in next-generation sequencing studies within and across data types

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SLSejoon LeeKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology SLSoohyun LeeWilliam Paterson University SOScott OuelletteHarvard University

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Bioinformatics study demonstrates robust sample identity verification across sequencing technologies, highlighting a scalable quality-control solution for genomic studies.

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To introduce NGSCheckMate, an automated software tool designed to validate sample identity and detect mix-ups within and across distinct next-generation sequencing modalities.
Engineered an automated computational tool to evaluate sample identity in next-generation sequencing datasets.
Designed algorithmic capabilities to validate sample matches both within uniform data types and across diverse sequencing methodologies.
Released the implementation as open-source bioinformatics software via public repository.
Enables consistent verification of sample matching across multiple next-generation sequencing experiment types.
Detects sample swaps, contamination, and labeling errors to protect data integrity in large-scale genomic repositories.

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Lee et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8cb91270e68ba94bed8d2 https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkx193

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Bioinformatics study demonstrates robust sample identity verification across sequencing technologies, highlighting a scalable quality-control solution for genomic studies.

NGSCheckMate: software for validating sample identity in next-generation sequencing studies within and across data types

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NGSCheckMate: software for validating sample identity in next-generation sequencing studies within and across data types

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