A practical guide to cancer subclonal reconstruction from DNA sequencing

Maxime Tarabichi, Adriana Salcedo, Amit G. Deshwar, Máire Ni Leathlobhair, Jeff Wintersinger, David C. Wedge, Peter Van Loo, Quaid D. Morris, Paul C. Boutros

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Abstract

Subclonal reconstruction from bulk tumor DNA sequencing has become a pillar of cancer evolution studies, providing insight into the clonality and relative ordering of mutations and mutational processes. We provide an outline of the complex computational approaches used for subclonal reconstruction from single and multiple tumor samples. We identify the underlying assumptions and uncertainties in each step and suggest best practices for analysis and quality assessment. This guide provides a pragmatic resource for the growing user community of subclonal reconstruction methods.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)144-155
Number of pages12
JournalNature Methods
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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