Integrated transcriptomic-genomic tool Texomer profiles cancer tissues

Nat Methods. 2019 May;16(5):401-404. doi: 10.1038/s41592-019-0388-9. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Abstract

Profiling of both the genome and the transcriptome promises a comprehensive, functional readout of a tissue sample, yet analytical approaches are required to translate the increased data dimensionality, heterogeneity and complexity into patient benefits. We developed a statistical approach called Texomer ( https://github.com/KChen-lab/Texomer ) that performs allele-specific, tumor-deconvoluted transcriptome-exome integration of autologous bulk whole-exome and transcriptome sequencing data. Texomer results in substantially improved accuracy in sample categorization and functional variant prioritization.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • DNA, Neoplasm / genetics
  • Exome / genetics
  • Gene Expression Profiling / methods*
  • Genome, Human*
  • Genomics / methods*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods*
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Transcriptome / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA, Neoplasm