BaseRecalibrator on Spark (experimental sharded implementation)
Category Read Data Manipulation
Overview
Experimental sharded spark implementation of the first pass of the base quality score recalibration. Generates a recalibration table based on various covariates. The default covariates are read group, reported quality score, machine cycle, and nucleotide context.Input
The input read data whose base quality scores need to be assessed.
A database of known polymorphic sites to skip over.
Output
A GATK Report file with many tables:
- The list of arguments
- The quantized qualities table
- The recalibration table by read group
- The recalibration table by quality score
- The recalibration table for all the optional covariates
The GATK Report is intended to be easy to read by humans or computers. Check out the documentation of the GATKReport to learn how to manipulate this table.
Examples
gatk BaseRecalibratorSparkSharded \ -I gs://my-gcs-bucket/my_reads.bam \ -R gs://my-gcs-bucket/reference.fasta \ --known-sites gs://my-gcs-bucket/sites_of_variation.vcf \ --known-sites gs://my-gcs-bucket/another/optional/setOfSitesToMask.vcf \ -O gs://my-gcs-bucket/recal_data.table \ -- \ --sparkRunner GCS \ --cluster my-dataproc-cluster
BaseRecalibratorSparkSharded specific arguments
This table summarizes the command-line arguments that are specific to this tool. For more details on each argument, see the list further down below the table or click on an argument name to jump directly to that entry in the list.
Argument name(s) | Default value | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|
Required Arguments | |||
--input -I |
[] | BAM/SAM/CRAM file containing reads | |
--known-sites |
[] | the known variants. Must be local. | |
--output -O |
null | Path to save the final recalibration tables to. | |
--reference -R |
null | Reference sequence file | |
Optional Tool Arguments | |||
--arguments_file |
[] | read one or more arguments files and add them to the command line | |
--binary-tag-name |
null | the binary tag covariate name if using it | |
--bqsr-baq-gap-open-penalty |
40.0 | BQSR BAQ gap open penalty (Phred Scaled). Default value is 40. 30 is perhaps better for whole genome call sets | |
--conf |
[] | spark properties to set on the spark context in the format = | |
--default-base-qualities |
-1 | Assign a default base quality | |
--deletions-default-quality |
45 | default quality for the base deletions covariate | |
--gcs-max-retries -gcs-retries |
20 | If the GCS bucket channel errors out, how many times it will attempt to re-initiate the connection | |
--help -h |
false | display the help message | |
--indels-context-size -ics |
3 | Size of the k-mer context to be used for base insertions and deletions | |
--insertions-default-quality |
45 | default quality for the base insertions covariate | |
--interval-merging-rule -imr |
ALL | Interval merging rule for abutting intervals | |
--intervals -L |
[] | One or more genomic intervals over which to operate | |
--low-quality-tail |
2 | minimum quality for the bases in the tail of the reads to be considered | |
--maximum-cycle-value -max-cycle |
500 | The maximum cycle value permitted for the Cycle covariate | |
--mismatches-context-size -mcs |
2 | Size of the k-mer context to be used for base mismatches | |
--mismatches-default-quality |
-1 | default quality for the base mismatches covariate | |
--preserve-qscores-less-than |
6 | Don't recalibrate bases with quality scores less than this threshold (with -bqsr) | |
--program-name |
null | Name of the program running | |
--quantizing-levels |
16 | number of distinct quality scores in the quantized output | |
--spark-master |
local[*] | URL of the Spark Master to submit jobs to when using the Spark pipeline runner. | |
--use-original-qualities -OQ |
false | Use the base quality scores from the OQ tag | |
--version |
false | display the version number for this tool | |
Optional Common Arguments | |||
--exclude-intervals -XL |
[] | One or more genomic intervals to exclude from processing | |
--gatk-config-file |
null | A configuration file to use with the GATK. | |
--interval-exclusion-padding -ixp |
0 | Amount of padding (in bp) to add to each interval you are excluding. | |
--interval-padding -ip |
0 | Amount of padding (in bp) to add to each interval you are including. | |
--interval-set-rule -isr |
UNION | Set merging approach to use for combining interval inputs | |
--QUIET |
false | Whether to suppress job-summary info on System.err. | |
--read-index |
[] | Indices to use for the read inputs. If specified, an index must be provided for every read input and in the same order as the read inputs. If this argument is not specified, the path to the index for each input will be inferred automatically. | |
--read-validation-stringency -VS |
SILENT | Validation stringency for all SAM/BAM/CRAM/SRA files read by this program. The default stringency value SILENT can improve performance when processing a BAM file in which variable-length data (read, qualities, tags) do not otherwise need to be decoded. | |
--TMP_DIR |
[] | Undocumented option | |
--use-jdk-deflater -jdk-deflater |
false | Whether to use the JdkDeflater (as opposed to IntelDeflater) | |
--use-jdk-inflater -jdk-inflater |
false | Whether to use the JdkInflater (as opposed to IntelInflater) | |
--verbosity |
INFO | Control verbosity of logging. | |
Advanced Arguments | |||
--showHidden |
false | display hidden arguments |
Argument details
Arguments in this list are specific to this tool. Keep in mind that other arguments are available that are shared with other tools (e.g. command-line GATK arguments); see Inherited arguments above.
--arguments_file / NA
read one or more arguments files and add them to the command line
List[File] []
--binary-tag-name / NA
the binary tag covariate name if using it
The tag name for the binary tag covariate (if using it)
String null
--bqsr-baq-gap-open-penalty / NA
BQSR BAQ gap open penalty (Phred Scaled). Default value is 40. 30 is perhaps better for whole genome call sets
double 40.0 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--conf / -conf
spark properties to set on the spark context in the format =
List[String] []
--default-base-qualities / NA
Assign a default base quality
If reads are missing some or all base quality scores, this value will be used for all base quality scores.
By default this is set to -1 to disable default base quality assignment.
byte -1 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--deletions-default-quality / NA
default quality for the base deletions covariate
A default base qualities to use as a prior (reported quality) in the mismatch covariate model. This value will replace all base qualities in the read for this default value. Negative value turns it off. [default is on]
byte 45 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--exclude-intervals / -XL
One or more genomic intervals to exclude from processing
Use this argument to exclude certain parts of the genome from the analysis (like -L, but the opposite).
This argument can be specified multiple times. You can use samtools-style intervals either explicitly on the
command line (e.g. -XL 1 or -XL 1:100-200) or by loading in a file containing a list of intervals
(e.g. -XL myFile.intervals).
List[String] []
--gatk-config-file / NA
A configuration file to use with the GATK.
String null
--gcs-max-retries / -gcs-retries
If the GCS bucket channel errors out, how many times it will attempt to re-initiate the connection
int 20 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--help / -h
display the help message
boolean false
--indels-context-size / -ics
Size of the k-mer context to be used for base insertions and deletions
The context covariate will use a context of this size to calculate its covariate value for base insertions and deletions. Must be between 1 and 13 (inclusive). Note that higher values will increase runtime and required java heap size.
int 3 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--input / -I
BAM/SAM/CRAM file containing reads
R List[String] []
--insertions-default-quality / NA
default quality for the base insertions covariate
A default base qualities to use as a prior (reported quality) in the insertion covariate model. This parameter is used for all reads without insertion quality scores for each base. [default is on]
byte 45 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--interval-exclusion-padding / -ixp
Amount of padding (in bp) to add to each interval you are excluding.
Use this to add padding to the intervals specified using -XL. For example, '-XL 1:100' with a
padding value of 20 would turn into '-XL 1:80-120'. This is typically used to add padding around targets when
analyzing exomes.
int 0 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--interval-merging-rule / -imr
Interval merging rule for abutting intervals
By default, the program merges abutting intervals (i.e. intervals that are directly side-by-side but do not
actually overlap) into a single continuous interval. However you can change this behavior if you want them to be
treated as separate intervals instead.
The --interval-merging-rule argument is an enumerated type (IntervalMergingRule), which can have one of the following values:
- ALL
- OVERLAPPING_ONLY
IntervalMergingRule ALL
--interval-padding / -ip
Amount of padding (in bp) to add to each interval you are including.
Use this to add padding to the intervals specified using -L. For example, '-L 1:100' with a
padding value of 20 would turn into '-L 1:80-120'. This is typically used to add padding around targets when
analyzing exomes.
int 0 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--interval-set-rule / -isr
Set merging approach to use for combining interval inputs
By default, the program will take the UNION of all intervals specified using -L and/or -XL. However, you can
change this setting for -L, for example if you want to take the INTERSECTION of the sets instead. E.g. to
perform the analysis only on chromosome 1 exomes, you could specify -L exomes.intervals -L 1 --interval-set-rule
INTERSECTION. However, it is not possible to modify the merging approach for intervals passed using -XL (they will
always be merged using UNION).
Note that if you specify both -L and -XL, the -XL interval set will be subtracted from the -L interval set.
The --interval-set-rule argument is an enumerated type (IntervalSetRule), which can have one of the following values:
- UNION
- Take the union of all intervals
- INTERSECTION
- Take the intersection of intervals (the subset that overlaps all intervals specified)
IntervalSetRule UNION
--intervals / -L
One or more genomic intervals over which to operate
List[String] []
--known-sites / NA
the known variants. Must be local.
R List[String] []
--low-quality-tail / NA
minimum quality for the bases in the tail of the reads to be considered
Reads with low quality bases on either tail (beginning or end) will not be considered in the context. This parameter defines the quality below which (inclusive) a tail is considered low quality
byte 2 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--maximum-cycle-value / -max-cycle
The maximum cycle value permitted for the Cycle covariate
The cycle covariate will generate an error if it encounters a cycle greater than this value.
This argument is ignored if the Cycle covariate is not used.
int 500 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--mismatches-context-size / -mcs
Size of the k-mer context to be used for base mismatches
The context covariate will use a context of this size to calculate its covariate value for base mismatches. Must be between 1 and 13 (inclusive). Note that higher values will increase runtime and required java heap size.
int 2 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--mismatches-default-quality / NA
default quality for the base mismatches covariate
A default base qualities to use as a prior (reported quality) in the mismatch covariate model. This value will replace all base qualities in the read for this default value. Negative value turns it off. [default is off]
byte -1 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--output / -O
Path to save the final recalibration tables to.
R String null
--preserve-qscores-less-than / NA
Don't recalibrate bases with quality scores less than this threshold (with -bqsr)
This flag tells GATK not to modify quality scores less than this value. Instead they will be written out unmodified in the recalibrated BAM file.
In general it's unsafe to change qualities scores below < 6, since base callers use these values to indicate random or bad bases.
For example, Illumina writes Q2 bases when the machine has really gone wrong. This would be fine in and of itself,
but when you select a subset of these reads based on their ability to align to the reference and their dinucleotide effect,
your Q2 bin can be elevated to Q8 or Q10, leading to issues downstream.
int 6 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--program-name / NA
Name of the program running
String null
--quantizing-levels / NA
number of distinct quality scores in the quantized output
BQSR generates a quantization table for quick quantization later by subsequent tools. BQSR does not quantize the base qualities, this is done by the engine with the -qq or -bqsr options.
This parameter tells BQSR the number of levels of quantization to use to build the quantization table.
int 16 [ [ -∞ ∞ ] ]
--QUIET / NA
Whether to suppress job-summary info on System.err.
Boolean false
--read-index / -read-index
Indices to use for the read inputs. If specified, an index must be provided for every read input and in the same order as the read inputs. If this argument is not specified, the path to the index for each input will be inferred automatically.
List[String] []
--read-validation-stringency / -VS
Validation stringency for all SAM/BAM/CRAM/SRA files read by this program. The default stringency value SILENT can improve performance when processing a BAM file in which variable-length data (read, qualities, tags) do not otherwise need to be decoded.
The --read-validation-stringency argument is an enumerated type (ValidationStringency), which can have one of the following values:
- STRICT
- LENIENT
- SILENT
ValidationStringency SILENT
--reference / -R
Reference sequence file
R String null
--showHidden / -showHidden
display hidden arguments
boolean false
--spark-master / NA
URL of the Spark Master to submit jobs to when using the Spark pipeline runner.
String local[*]
--TMP_DIR / NA
Undocumented option
List[File] []
--use-jdk-deflater / -jdk-deflater
Whether to use the JdkDeflater (as opposed to IntelDeflater)
boolean false
--use-jdk-inflater / -jdk-inflater
Whether to use the JdkInflater (as opposed to IntelInflater)
boolean false
--use-original-qualities / -OQ
Use the base quality scores from the OQ tag
This flag tells GATK to use the original base qualities (that were in the data before BQSR/recalibration) which
are stored in the OQ tag, if they are present, rather than use the post-recalibration quality scores. If no OQ
tag is present for a read, the standard qual score will be used.
Boolean false
--verbosity / -verbosity
Control verbosity of logging.
The --verbosity argument is an enumerated type (LogLevel), which can have one of the following values:
- ERROR
- WARNING
- INFO
- DEBUG
LogLevel INFO
--version / NA
display the version number for this tool
boolean false
GATK version 4.0.5.1 built at 25-59-2019 01:59:53.
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