Combining accurate tumor genome simulation with crowdsourcing to benchmark somatic structural variant detection
Combining accurate tumor genome simulation with crowdsourcing to benchmark somatic structural variant detection
The phenotypes of cancer cells are driven in part by somatic structural variants. Structural variants can initiate tumors, enhance their aggressiveness, and provide unique therapeutic opportunities. Whole-genome sequencing of tumors can allow exhaustive identification of the specific structural variants present in an individual cancer, facilitating both clinical diagnostics and the discovery of novel mutagenic mechanisms.