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The trouble with PCR duplicates

Posted on 25 Aug, 2016 by Reid Brennan

The sequencing center just sent your lane of Illumina data. You’re excited. Life is great. You begin to process the data. You align the data. You check for PCR duplicates. 50 percent. Half of your data is garbage. Everything is … Continue reading →

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