Normally, I would use the vcf2maf scripts to convert a VCF to a MAF (or vice versa).
This is great software, but on my system, perl scripts with dependencies are easy to break. (Here it uses VEP.)
Are there any other alternatives to this?
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asked Jan 27, 2018 at 22:01
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$\begingroup$ What do you mean by this: “on my system, perl scripts with dependencies are easy to break”? $\endgroup$– Konrad RudolphFeb 1, 2018 at 13:39
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3$\begingroup$ @KonradRudolph In my experience, perl + bioinformatics dependencies is a nightmare. Our system admin keeps +12 versions of perl to deal with this. (I don't want to start fights with any perlverts, but it is tiresome in contrast to R/Python.) $\endgroup$– ShanZhengYangFeb 1, 2018 at 15:32
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$\begingroup$ Interesting, I’m not sure I understand why. At any rate, R definitely has the same, or worse, problem: it fundamentally can’t handle multiple package versions (unlike Python). $\endgroup$– Konrad RudolphFeb 1, 2018 at 15:42
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$\begingroup$ @KonradRudolph I'd agree with that assessment. You're welcome to discuss this with my team. $\endgroup$– ShanZhengYangFeb 1, 2018 at 15:45
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3$\begingroup$ Ironically, from their README: "This code is no longer maintained. Please have a look at: mskcc's vcf2maf." $\endgroup$– burgerJan 31, 2018 at 23:48
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You can use annovar to annotate the vcf, then convert it to maf using the function annovarToMaf of maftools bioconductor package.
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$\begingroup$ Can you include links to the tools and packages you refer to. $\endgroup$ Mar 7, 2019 at 16:34