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how to handle duplicate reads in unpaired Whole Exome Sequence

Hi all,

I was reading several posts on Biostar about read duplicates. However, I wasn't able to find/get a clear answer about :

  1. Whether it is necessary to remove duplicate reads or not?
  2. When should these read duplicates be removed (before alignment or after)?
  3. Also, what tool does a good job of removing duplicate reads?

Could someone please explain this to me. Thank you for your support!

Best
ADR

samtools pcr picard
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updated by Ram Ram • written by adR adR

1 answer

  1. It is necessary to remove duplicate reads since you don't want the results to be biased.
  2. It's better to remove the reads after the alignment - when you get more information regarding their genomic positions.
  3. Try Picard.
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written by elisheva elisheva

@elisheva,

Okay Picard might be good but do you think it is recommended for ATAC-seq?

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written by adR adR

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