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Investigate supporting snpEff annotations

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Description

Dieter Best shared an example VCF annotated with snpEff with me on Google Drive. This will be used to explore whether it is possible to use this annotation format to make pVACseq predictions.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the snpEff-annotated VCF example shared on Google Drive and the pVACseq annotation and prediction entry points. Determine whether the format can be consumed and document a concrete feasibility result; the issue does not name files or tests to run.

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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
30/100

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