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Add reference proteome Blast step to pVACvector

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Description

When running with an input fasta we would blast each fasta sequence.

In cases where the input is a pVACseq list of epitopes (+ VCF), we need to further discuss which sequence to blast. If blasting larger sequence for each epitopes we would almost certainly get false-positive hits to the reference proteome around the mutation position.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the pVACvector workflow for input FASTA files and its existing BLAST handling. Compare that with the pVACseq epitope-list plus VCF path, then clarify which sequence should be searched and how mutation-region false positives will be avoided. Done requires an agreed reference-proteome BLAST design for both input cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
bioinformatics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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