cfe-lab / cfe-lab/MiCall

Recombinant HIV references

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enhancement
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Python
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Description

We currently exclude all the recombinant references, so should we change that? Here's the current logic for pulling the HIV reference sequences out of the HIV Sequence Database Compendium:
https://github.com/cfe-lab/MiCall/blob/v7.11.1/micall/utils/fetch_sequences.py#L50-L57

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Research direction

Start by reviewing micall/utils/fetch_sequences.py at lines 50-57 and the HIV Sequence Database Compendium references it uses. Clarify whether recombinant references should be included and what selection criteria and expected results would define the change; the issue currently names no tests or concrete target behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
bioinformatics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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