BioXpress pipeline README

BioXpress Downloader Step

Step 1 of the BioXpress pipeline

The downloader step will use sample sheets obtained from GDC Data Portal to download raw counts from RNA-Seq for Primary Tumor and Normal Tissue in all available TCGA Studies.

General Flow of Scripts

get_data_all_samples.sh -> get_hits_into_dir.py -> merge_files_tumor_and_normal.sh

Procedure

Downloader Step 1: Get sample list files from the GDC Data Portal

Summary

Sample sheets are downloaded from the GDC data portal and used for the downstream scripts to obtain read count files.

Method

1. Go to the GDC Repository. 2. Click on the button labeled Advanced Search on the upper right of the repository home page.

  - All filters can also be selected manually using the search tree on the left side of the page at the link above.
  - To select a files filter or a cases filter, that tab must be selected on the search bar.

3. To get the Primary Tumor samples, enter the following query in the query box:

files.analysis.workflow_type in ["HTSeq - Counts"] and files.data_type in ["Gene Expression Quantification"] and cases.samples.sample_type in ["Primary Tumor"] and cases.project.program.name in ["TCGA"]

4. Click Submit Query. 5. On the search results screen, click Add All Files To Cart. Then select the Cart on the upper right of the page. 6. Click Sample Sheet from the Cart page to download the Sample Sheet for the Primary Tumor samples.

  - Rename the sample sheet to avoid overwriting it when downloading the Normal Tissue samples. Add tumor or normal to the filenames as needed.

7. Repeat the process for Normal Tissue samples with the following query:

files.analysis.workflow_type in ["HTSeq - Counts"] and files.data_type in ["Gene Expression Quantification"] and cases.samples.sample_type in ["Solid Tissue Normal"] and cases.project.program.name in ["TCGA"]

8. Move both downloaded sample sheets to the server directory: /data/projects/bioxpress/$version/downloads/

- Use a version increment for the new run (e.g., v-5.0) if the latest version is v-4.0.