Logo image
Towards a More Accurate Error Model for BioNano Optical Maps
Conference proceeding   Peer reviewed

Towards a More Accurate Error Model for BioNano Optical Maps

Menglu Li, Angel C. Y. Mak, Ernest T. Lam, Pui-Yan Kwok, Ming Xiao, Kevin Y. Yip, Ting-Fung Chan and Siu-Ming Yiu
BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, ISBRA 2016, v 9683, pp 67-79
01 Jan 2016

Abstract

Biochemical Research Methods Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Computer Science Computer Science, Information Systems Life Sciences & Biomedicine Mathematical & Computational Biology Science & Technology Technology
Next-generation sequencing technologies has advanced our knowledge in genomics by a tremendous step in the past years. On the other hand, there are still critical questions left unanswered due to the intrinsic limitations of short read length. To address this issue, several new sequencing platforms came into view. However, a lack of comprehensive understanding of the sequencing error poses a primary challenge for their optimal use. Here, we focus on optical mapping, a high-throughput laboratory technique that provides long-range information of a genome. Existing error model is based on OpGen maps. It is not clear if the model is also good for BioNano maps. In this paper, we try to provide a more accurate error model for BioNano optical maps based on real data. Due to the limited availability of real datasets, as an indirect validation of our model, we predict the regions that are difficult to cover and compare the predicted results with the empirical results (both simulated and real data) on human chromosomes. The results are promising, with most of the difficult regions correctly predicted. Tested on BioNano maps, our model is more accurate than the most popular existing error model developed based on OpGen maps. Although we may not have captured all possible errors of the technology, our model should provide important insights for the development of downstream analysis tools using BioNano optical maps.

Metrics

13 Record Views
11 citations in Scopus
14 readers on Mendeley
1 readers on CiteULike

Details

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#3 Good Health and Well-Being

InCites Highlights

Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:

Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
International collaboration
Web of Science research areas
Biochemical Research Methods
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Logo image