Chunk #13 — Results — Inference of sample purity and ploidy in cancer-derived DNA

Source: Absolute quantification of somatic DNA alterations in human cancer.
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Similar considerations have formed the basis for algorithms to infer purity and ploidy using allelic copy-ratios derived from SNP microarrays27-31, 32. We extend absolute copy-inference to encompass somatic point mutations as follows: