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TCGA data mining

Hello experts I have questions regarding how to extract data from TCGA. I need the RNAseq data of cancer patients and the format i need are fastq or bam file format. kindly shed light on this.

rna-seq

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The FASTQ and BAM files are not open access. You will have to apply for permission to access these. Take a look here: https://gdc.cancer.gov/access-data/obtaining-access-controlled-data

Once you get permission, please come back and we can help further.

Kevin

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