Hi, Sriram.

TCGA is a good starting place. About 4000 WGS samples, including both tumor and 
some matched normal, are available here:

https://portal.gdc.cancer.gov/repository?filters=%7B%22op%22%3A%22and%22%2C%22content%22%3A%5B%7B%22op%22%3A%22in%22%2C%22content%22%3A%7B%22field%22%3A%22files.data_category%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22sequencing%20reads%22%5D%7D%7D%2C%7B%22op%22%3A%22in%22%2C%22content%22%3A%7B%22field%22%3A%22files.experimental_strategy%22%2C%22value%22%3A%5B%22WGS%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D

dbGaP access is required to actually access the data. FYI, I wouldn’t bother 
comparing to the reference genome, only to the matched normal. If no matched 
normal is available, ignore the sample.

Sean



From: "Sridharan, Sriram (NIH/NCI) [F]" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: List BIOINFO-GENERAL-NCI <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, December 16, 2019 at 12:09 PM
To: List BIOINFO-GENERAL-NCI <[email protected]>
Subject: WGS data in human cancer cells and cell-lines

Dear All,

I am Sriram, a post-doc in NCI.

I am writing to ask help regarding whole genome sequencing data for cancer 
cells and cell-lines that might be publicly available.

We are interested in looking at certain repeat sequences and their status in 
these cancers. Status means- deleted, expanded etc. We want to compare the 
sizes of the repeats in cancer with the lengths from reference genome.

We think Illumina Short Sequencing Reads might not be totally applicable since 
we cannot map through the repeats.

I would really appreciate any help in this regard.

Thanks,
Sriram



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