Given one or more pairs of FASTQ files, you can run the human_par pipeline workflow to generate output, including BAM, recal, and variants called with proper pseudoautosomal region ploidy values.
The human_par pipeline shown below resembles the GATK4 best practices pipeline. The inputs are BWA-indexed reference files, pair-ended FASTQ files, knownSites for BQSR calculation, and specifications to determine which sex to run variant calling. Male samples run Haplotype Caller first on non-X/Y regions and the pseudoautosomal region with ploidy 1, then on X/Y regions without the pseudoautosomal region with ploidy 2. Female samples run Haplotype Caller on all regions with ploidy 2. The outputs of this pipeline are as follows:
Aligned, co-ordinate sorted, duplicated marked BAM
BQSR report
Variants in vcf/g.vcf/g.vcf.gz format
Three options are used to determine the sex of the input sample. The --sample-sex
manually sets
the sex as male or female, overriding the sex detected from the number of X and Y reads.
Additionally, two X/Y ratio range options can be used to automatically detect the sex of the sample
based on the number of X and Y reads. Both --range-male
and --range-female
options provide
a range for the possible value of the X/Y ratio. If the X/Y ratio falls in any of the given ranges,
that sex will be used for Haplotype Caller; however, if the X/Y ratio is not in any range, the
pipeline relies on the --sample-sex
option to continue. At least one of these three options
must be provided.
Run a human_par pipeline:
$ pbrun human_par \
--ref Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.fasta \
--in-fq Data/sample_1.fq.gz Data/sample_2.fq.gz \
--knownSites Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.known_indels.vcf.gz \
--range-male 1-10 \
--range-female 150-250 \
--sample-sex male \
--out-bam output.bam \
--out-variants output.vcf \
--out-recal-file report.txt
The commands below are the bwa-0.7.12 and GATK4 counterpart of the Parabricks command above. The output from these commands will be identical to the output from the above command. See the Output Comparison page for comparing the results.
# Run bwa-mem and pipe output to create sorted BAM
$ bwa mem -t 32 -K 10000000 -R '@RG\tID:sample_rg1\tLB:lib1\tPL:bar\tSM:sample\tPU:sample_rg1' \
Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.fasta S1_1.fastq.gz S1_2.fastq.gz | gatk \
SortSam --java-options -Xmx30g --MAX_RECORDS_IN_RAM=5000000 -I=/dev/stdin \
-O=cpu.bam --SORT_ORDER=coordinate --TMP_DIR=/raid/myrun
# Mark Duplicates
$ gatk MarkDuplicates --java-options -Xmx30g -I=cpu.bam -O=mark_dups_cpu.bam \
-M=metrics.txt --TMP_DIR=/raid/myrun
# Generate BQSR Report
$ gatk BaseRecalibrator --java-options -Xmx30g --input mark_dups_cpu.bam --output \
recal_cpu.txt --known-sites Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.known_indels.vcf.gz \
--reference Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.fasta
# Run ApplyBQSR Step
$ gatk ApplyBQSR --java-options -Xmx30g -R Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.fasta \
-I=mark_dups_cpu.bam --bqsr-recal-file=recal_file.txt -O=cpu_nodups_BQSR.bam
#Run Haplotype Caller on the non-X/Y regions and the pseudoautosomal region
$ gatk HaplotypeCaller --java-options -Xmx30g --input cpu_nodups_BQSR.bam --output \
result_cpu_non_xy.vcf --reference Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.fasta \
-L non_xy_regions_with_par.list --native-pair-hmm-threads 16
#Run Haplotype Caller on the X/Y regions without the pseudoautosomal region
$ gatk HaplotypeCaller --java-options -Xmx30g --input cpu_nodups_BQSR.bam --output \
result_cpu_xy.vcf --reference Ref/Homo_sapiens_assembly38.fasta \
-L xy_regions_without_par.list --native-pair-hmm-threads 16 \
(--ploidy 1 for male samples)
#Merge the variants from both Haplotype Caller runs
$ gatk MergeVcfs -I result_cpu_non_xy.vcf -I result_cpu_xy.vcf -O result_cpu.vcf
Run the germline pipeline from FASTQ to VCF with correct ploidy values for human sex chromosome handling.
Input/Output file options
- --ref REF
-
Path to the reference file. (default: None)
Option is required.
- --in-fq IN_FQ [IN_FQ ...]
-
Path to the pair ended FASTQ files followed by optional read group with quotes (Example: "@RGtID:footLB:lib1tPL:bartSM:sampletPU:foo"). Files must be in fastq/fastq.gz format. All sets of inputs should have a read group; otherwise, none should have a read group, and it will be automatically added by the pipeline. This option can be repeated multiple times. Example 1: --in-fq sampleX_1_1.fastq.gz sampleX_1_2.fastq.gz --in-fq sampleX_2_1.fastq.gz sampleX_2_2.fastq.gz . Example 2: --in-fq sampleX_1_1.fastq.gz sampleX_1_2.fastq.gz "@RG ID:footLB:lib1tPL:bartSM:sampletPU:unit1" --in-fq sampleX_2_1.fastq.gz sampleX_2_2.fastq.gz "@RG ID:foo2tLB:lib1tPL:bartSM:sampletPU:unit2" . For same sample, Read Groups should have same sample name (SM) and different ID and PU. (default: None)
Option is required.
- --in-se-fq [IN_SE_FQ [IN_SE_FQ ...]]
-
Path to the single ended FASTQ file followed by optional read group with quotes (Example: "@RGtID:footLB:lib1tPL:bartSM:sampletPU:foo"). The file must be in fastq/fastq.gz format. All sets of inputs should have a read group; otherwise, none should have a read group, and it will be automatically added by the pipeline. This option can be repeated multiple times. Example 1: --in-se-fq sampleX_1.fastq.gz --in-se-fq sampleX_2.fastq.gz . Example 2: --in-se-fq sampleX_1.fastq.gz "@RGtID:footLB:lib1tPL:bartSM:sampletPU:unit1" --in-se-fq sampleX_2.fastq.gz "@RGtID:foo2tLB:lib1tPL:bartSM:sampletPU:unit2" . For same sample, Read Groups should have same sample name (SM) and different ID and PU. (default: None)
- --knownSites KNOWNSITES
-
Path to a known indels file. Must be in vcf/vcf.gz format. This option can be used multiple times. (default: None)
- --out-recal-file OUT_RECAL_FILE
-
Path of the report file after Base Quality Score Recalibration. (default: None)
- --out-bam OUT_BAM
-
Path of BAM file after Marking Duplicates. (default: None)
Option is required.
- --out-variants OUT_VARIANTS
-
Path of a VCF/gVCF/gVCF.gz file after variant calling. (default: None)
Option is required.
- --out-duplicate-metrics OUT_DUPLICATE_METRICS
-
Path of duplicate metrics file after Marking Duplicates. (default: None)
Options specific to this tool
- -L INTERVAL, --interval INTERVAL
-
Interval within which to call bqsr from the input reads. All intervals will have a padding of 100 to get read records and overlapping intervals will be combined. Interval files should be passed using the --interval-file option. This option can be used multiple times. e.g. "-L chr1 -L chr2:10000 -L chr3:20000+ -L chr4:10000-20000" (default: None)
- --bwa-options BWA_OPTIONS
-
Pass supported bwa mem options as one string. Current original bwa mem supported options, -M, -Y, -T. e.g. --bwa-options="-M -Y" (default: None)
- --no-warnings
-
Suppress warning messages about system thread and memory usage (default: None)
- --no-markdups
-
Do not perform Mark Duplicates step. Return BAM after sorting. (default: None)
- --fix-mate
-
Add mate cigar (MC) and mate quality (MQ) tags to the output file. (default: None)
- --markdups-assume-sortorder-queryname
-
Assume the reads are sorted by queryname for Marking Duplicates. This will mark secondary, supplementary and unmapped reads as duplicates as well. This flag will not impact variant calling while increasing processing times (default: None)
- --markdups-picard-version-2182
-
Assume marking duplicates to be similar to Picard version 2.18.2 (default: None)
- --optical-duplicate-pixel-distance OPTICAL_DUPLICATE_PIXEL_DISTANCE
-
The maximum offset between two duplicate clusters in order to consider them optical duplicates. Ignored if --out-duplicate-metrics is not passed (default: None)
- --read-group-sm READ_GROUP_SM
-
SM tag for read groups in this run (default: None)
- --read-group-lb READ_GROUP_LB
-
LB tag for read groups in this run (default: None)
- --read-group-pl READ_GROUP_PL
-
PL tag for read groups in this run (default: None)
- --read-group-id-prefix READ_GROUP_ID_PREFIX
-
prefix for ID and PU tag for read groups in this run. This prefix will be used for all pair of fastq files in this run. The ID and PU tag will consist of this prefix and an identifier which will be unique for a pair of fastq files (default: None)
- -ip INTERVAL_PADDING, --interval-padding INTERVAL_PADDING
-
Amount of padding (in base pairs) to add to each interval you are including. (default: None)
- --standalone-bqsr
-
Run standalone bqsr after generating sorted bam. This option requires both --knownSites and --out-recal-file input parameters. (default: None)
- --haplotypecaller-options HAPLOTYPECALLER_OPTIONS
-
Pass supported haplotype caller options as one string. Currently supported original haplotypecaller options: -min-pruning <int>, -standard-min-confidence-threshold-for-calling <int>, -max-reads-per-alignment-start <int>, -min-dangling-branch-length <int>, -pcr-indel-model <NONE, HOSTILE, AGGRESSIVE, CONSERVATIVE>, --output-mode <EMIT_VARIANTS_ONLY, EMIT_ALL_CONFIDENT_SITES, EMIT_ALL_ACTIVE_SITES>. e.g. --haplotypecaller-options="-min-pruning 4 -standard-min-confidence-threshold-for-calling 30". (default: None)
- --static-quantized-quals STATIC_QUANTIZED_QUALS
-
Use static quantized quality scores to a given number of levels. Repeat this option multiple times for multiple bins. (default: None)
- --gvcf
-
Generate variant calls in gVCF format. (default: None)
- --batch
-
Given an input list of BAMs, run the variant calling of each BAM using one GPU, and process BAMs in parallel based on how many GPUs the system has. (default: None)
- --disable-read-filter DISABLE_READ_FILTER
-
Disable the read filters for bam entries. Currently supported read filters that can be disabled: MappingQualityAvailableReadFilter, MappingQualityReadFilter, NotSecondaryAlignmentReadFilter, WellformedReadFilter. (default: None)
- --max-alternate-alleles MAX_ALTERNATE_ALLELES
-
Maximum number of alternate alleles to genotype. (default: None)
- -G ANNOTATION_GROUP, --annotation-group ANNOTATION_GROUP
-
Which groups of annotations to add to the output variant calls. Currently supported annotation groups: StandardAnnotation, StandardHCAnnotation, AS_StandardAnnotation. (default: None)
- -GQB GVCF_GQ_BANDS, --gvcf-gq-bands GVCF_GQ_BANDS
-
Exclusive upper bounds for reference confidence GQ bands. Must be in the range [1, 100] and specified in increasing order. (default: None)
- --rna
-
Run haplotypecaller optimized for RNA Data. (default: None)
- --dont-use-soft-clipped-bases
-
Don't use soft clipped bases for variant calling. (default: None)
- --sample-sex SAMPLE_SEX
-
Sex of the sample input. This option will override the sex determined from any X/Y read ratio range. Must be either male or female. (default: None)
- --range-male RANGE_MALE
-
Inclusive male range for the X/Y read ratio. The sex is declared male if the actual ratio falls in the specified range. Syntax is "<min>-<max>". e.g. "--range-male 1-10". (default: None)
- --range-female RANGE_FEMALE
-
Inclusive female range for the X/Y read ratio. The sex is declared female if the actual ratio falls in the specified range. Syntax is "<min>-<max>". e.g. "--range-female 150-250". (default: None)
Common options:
- --logfile LOGFILE
-
Path to the log file. If not specified, messages will only be written to the standard error output. (default: None)
- --tmp-dir TMP_DIR
-
Full path to the directory where temporary files will be stored.
- --with-petagene-dir WITH_PETAGENE_DIR
-
Full path to the PetaGene installation directory. By default, this should have been installed at /opt/petagene. Use of this option also requires that the PetaLink library has been preloaded by setting the LD_PRELOAD environment variable. Optionally set the PETASUITE_REFPATH and PGCLOUD_CREDPATH environment variables that are used for data and credentials (default: None)
- --keep-tmp
-
Do not delete the directory storing temporary files after completion.
- --license-file LICENSE_FILE
-
Path to license file license.bin if not in the installation directory.
- --no-seccomp-override
-
Do not override seccomp options for docker (default: None).
- --version
-
View compatible software versions.
GPU options:
- --num-gpus NUM_GPUS
-
Number of GPUs to use for a run. GPUs 0..(NUM_GPUS-1) will be used.
- --gpu-devices GPU_DEVICES
-
GPU devices to use for a run. By default, all GPU devices will be used. To use specific GPU devices, enter a comma-separated list of GPU device numbers. Possible device numbers can be found by examining the output of the
nvidia-smi
command. For example, using --gpu-devices 0,1 would only use the first two GPUs.
The --in-fq option takes the names of two FASTQ files, optionally followed by a quoted read group. The FASTQ filenames must not start with a hyphen.
In the values provided to --haplotypecaller-options --output-mode requires two leading hyphens, while all other values take a single hyphen.