Methods for derivation of LOH and allelic copy numbers using SNP arrays

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This chapter discusses statistical methods to derive loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH) and allele specific copy numbers in cancer cells. SNP arrays enable simultaneous information about thousands of DNA markers and their allele specific copy numbers, but to extract the information advanced statistical tools are required. The chapter shows how Hidden Markov Models (HMM) can be applied to infer LOH from genotype data and how the allele intensities are informative about allelic copy number. The methods are illustrated by examples.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStatistics and Informatics in Molecular Cancer Research
Volume9780199532872
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date1 Sep 2009
ISBN (Print)9780199532872
ISBN (Electronic)9780191714467
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 2009
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Allelic copy number, DNA marker, Genotype, Hidden markov model, Loss-of-heterozygosity

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