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Filter out reads that fail platform quality checks, are unmapped and represent secondary/supplementary alignments

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Filter out reads that:
  • Fail platform/vendor quality checks (0x200)
  • Are unmapped (0x4)
  • Represent secondary/supplementary alignments (0x100 or 0x800)

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GATK version 4.4.0.0 built at Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:00:37 -0400.

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