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TCGA Barcodes Missing from Bulk Data

I have downloaded the Level_3 data for CNV (SNP Array) for Breast Cancer from the Bulk Download section of TCGA.

The file names look like this:

MOHEL_p_TCGA_271_274_275_N_GenomeWideSNP_6_A01_1320320.hg18.seg.txt

The data in the "Sample" column within the file is the same.

I was expecting a barcode like TCGA-A2-A0D0-01.

How do I match the data to the patient?

Thanks for helping

Stephanie

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updated by Ram Ram • written by dirigible2012 dirigible2012

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I think you should download the data using the Data Matrix. When you download the data, you automatically download files like FILE_SAMPLE_MAP.txt & file_manifest.txt. You will get the barcode along with the filename in these files.

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updated by Ram Ram • written by komal.rathi komal.rathi

dirigible2012 if my answer helped you, then please accept it by clicking on the tick mark

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written by komal.rathi komal.rathi

Found the answer -

The Bulk Download appears to be mainly for downloading historic versions of the archives, and doesn't seem to provide file to barcode mapping.

The File Search tool is the answer for downloading the LATEST version of the archive. Each download will contain a "file_manifest.txt" file, which contains the filenames and barcodes for all files in the archive.

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updated by Ram Ram • written by dirigible2012 dirigible2012

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