package jalview.io.vcf; import jalview.analysis.AlignmentUtils; import jalview.analysis.Dna; import jalview.api.AlignViewControllerGuiI; import jalview.bin.Cache; import jalview.datamodel.DBRefEntry; import jalview.datamodel.GeneLociI; import jalview.datamodel.Mapping; import jalview.datamodel.SequenceFeature; import jalview.datamodel.SequenceI; import jalview.datamodel.features.FeatureAttributeType; import jalview.datamodel.features.FeatureSource; import jalview.datamodel.features.FeatureSources; import jalview.ext.ensembl.EnsemblMap; import jalview.ext.htsjdk.HtsContigDb; import jalview.ext.htsjdk.VCFReader; import jalview.io.gff.Gff3Helper; import jalview.io.gff.SequenceOntologyI; import jalview.util.MapList; import jalview.util.MappingUtils; import jalview.util.MessageManager; import java.io.File; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Map.Entry; import java.util.regex.Pattern; import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException; import htsjdk.samtools.SAMException; import htsjdk.samtools.SAMSequenceDictionary; import htsjdk.samtools.SAMSequenceRecord; import htsjdk.samtools.util.CloseableIterator; import htsjdk.variant.variantcontext.Allele; import htsjdk.variant.variantcontext.VariantContext; import htsjdk.variant.vcf.VCFHeader; import htsjdk.variant.vcf.VCFHeaderLine; import htsjdk.variant.vcf.VCFHeaderLineCount; import htsjdk.variant.vcf.VCFHeaderLineType; import htsjdk.variant.vcf.VCFInfoHeaderLine; /** * A class to read VCF data (using the htsjdk) and add variants as sequence * features on dna and any related protein product sequences * * @author gmcarstairs */ public class VCFLoader { private static final String NO_VALUE = "."; private static final String DEFAULT_SPECIES = "homo_sapiens"; /** * A class to model the mapping from sequence to VCF coordinates. Cases include * */ class VCFMap { final String chromosome; final MapList map; VCFMap(String chr, MapList m) { chromosome = chr; map = m; } @Override public String toString() { return chromosome + ":" + map.toString(); } } /* * Lookup keys, and default values, for Preference entries that describe * patterns for VCF and VEP fields to capture */ private static final String VEP_FIELDS_PREF = "VEP_FIELDS"; private static final String VCF_FIELDS_PREF = "VCF_FIELDS"; private static final String DEFAULT_VCF_FIELDS = ".*"; private static final String DEFAULT_VEP_FIELDS = ".*";// "Allele,Consequence,IMPACT,SWISSPROT,SIFT,PolyPhen,CLIN_SIG"; /* * Lookup keys, and default values, for Preference entries that give * mappings from tokens in the 'reference' header to species or assembly */ private static final String VCF_ASSEMBLY = "VCF_ASSEMBLY"; private static final String DEFAULT_VCF_ASSEMBLY = "assembly19=GRCh37,hs37=GRCh37,grch37=GRCh37,grch38=GRCh38"; private static final String VCF_SPECIES = "VCF_SPECIES"; // default is human private static final String DEFAULT_REFERENCE = "grch37"; // fallback default is human GRCh37 /* * keys to fields of VEP CSQ consequence data * see https://www.ensembl.org/info/docs/tools/vep/vep_formats.html */ private static final String CSQ_CONSEQUENCE_KEY = "Consequence"; private static final String CSQ_ALLELE_KEY = "Allele"; private static final String CSQ_ALLELE_NUM_KEY = "ALLELE_NUM"; // 0 (ref), 1... private static final String CSQ_FEATURE_KEY = "Feature"; // Ensembl stable id /* * default VCF INFO key for VEP consequence data * NB this can be overridden running VEP with --vcf_info_field * - we don't handle this case (require identifier to be CSQ) */ private static final String CSQ_FIELD = "CSQ"; /* * separator for fields in consequence data is '|' */ private static final String PIPE_REGEX = "\\|"; /* * delimiter that separates multiple consequence data blocks */ private static final String COMMA = ","; /* * the feature group assigned to a VCF variant in Jalview */ private static final String FEATURE_GROUP_VCF = "VCF"; /* * internal delimiter used to build keys for assemblyMappings * */ private static final String EXCL = "!"; /* * the VCF file we are processing */ protected String vcfFilePath; /* * mappings between VCF and sequence reference assembly regions, as * key = "species!chromosome!fromAssembly!toAssembly * value = Map{fromRange, toRange} */ private Map> assemblyMappings; private VCFReader reader; /* * holds details of the VCF header lines (metadata) */ private VCFHeader header; /* * species (as a valid Ensembl term) the VCF is for */ private String vcfSpecies; /* * genome assembly version (as a valid Ensembl identifier) the VCF is for */ private String vcfAssembly; /* * a Dictionary of contigs (if present) referenced in the VCF file */ private SAMSequenceDictionary dictionary; /* * the position (0...) of field in each block of * CSQ (consequence) data (if declared in the VCF INFO header for CSQ) * see http://www.ensembl.org/info/docs/tools/vep/vep_formats.html */ private int csqConsequenceFieldIndex = -1; private int csqAlleleFieldIndex = -1; private int csqAlleleNumberFieldIndex = -1; private int csqFeatureFieldIndex = -1; // todo the same fields for SnpEff ANN data if wanted // see http://snpeff.sourceforge.net/SnpEff_manual.html#input /* * a unique identifier under which to save metadata about feature * attributes (selected INFO field data) */ private String sourceId; /* * The INFO IDs of data that is both present in the VCF file, and * also matched by any filters for data of interest */ List vcfFieldsOfInterest; /* * The field offsets and identifiers for VEP (CSQ) data that is both present * in the VCF file, and also matched by any filters for data of interest * for example 0 -> Allele, 1 -> Consequence, ..., 36 -> SIFT, ... */ Map vepFieldsOfInterest; /** * Constructor given a VCF file * * @param alignment */ public VCFLoader(String vcfFile) { try { initialise(vcfFile); } catch (IOException e) { System.err.println("Error opening VCF file: " + e.getMessage()); } // map of species!chromosome!fromAssembly!toAssembly to {fromRange, toRange} assemblyMappings = new HashMap<>(); } /** * Starts a new thread to query and load VCF variant data on to the given * sequences *

* This method is not thread safe - concurrent threads should use separate * instances of this class. * * @param seqs * @param gui */ public void loadVCF(SequenceI[] seqs, final AlignViewControllerGuiI gui) { if (gui != null) { gui.setStatus(MessageManager.getString("label.searching_vcf")); } new Thread() { @Override public void run() { VCFLoader.this.doLoad(seqs, gui); } }.start(); } /** * Reads the specified contig sequence and adds its VCF variants to it * * @param contig * the id of a single sequence (contig) to load * @return */ public SequenceI loadVCFContig(String contig) { VCFHeaderLine headerLine = header.getOtherHeaderLine(VCFHeader.REFERENCE_KEY); if (headerLine == null) { Cache.log.error("VCF reference header not found"); return null; } String ref = headerLine.getValue(); if (ref.startsWith("file://")) { ref = ref.substring(7); } setSpeciesAndAssembly(ref); SequenceI seq = null; File dbFile = new File(ref); if (dbFile.exists()) { HtsContigDb db = new HtsContigDb("", dbFile); seq = db.getSequenceProxy(contig); loadSequenceVCF(seq); db.close(); } else { Cache.log.error("VCF reference not found: " + ref); } return seq; } /** * Loads VCF on to one or more sequences * * @param seqs * @param gui * optional callback handler for messages */ protected void doLoad(SequenceI[] seqs, AlignViewControllerGuiI gui) { try { VCFHeaderLine ref = header .getOtherHeaderLine(VCFHeader.REFERENCE_KEY); String reference = ref == null ? null : ref.getValue(); setSpeciesAndAssembly(reference); int varCount = 0; int seqCount = 0; /* * query for VCF overlapping each sequence in turn */ for (SequenceI seq : seqs) { int added = loadSequenceVCF(seq); if (added > 0) { seqCount++; varCount += added; transferAddedFeatures(seq); } } if (gui != null) { String msg = MessageManager.formatMessage("label.added_vcf", varCount, seqCount); gui.setStatus(msg); if (gui.getFeatureSettingsUI() != null) { gui.getFeatureSettingsUI().discoverAllFeatureData(); } } } catch (Throwable e) { System.err.println("Error processing VCF: " + e.getMessage()); e.printStackTrace(); if (gui != null) { gui.setStatus("Error occurred - see console for details"); } } finally { if (reader != null) { try { reader.close(); } catch (IOException e) { // ignore } } header = null; dictionary = null; } } /** * Attempts to determine and save the species and genome assembly version to * which the VCF data applies. This may be done by parsing the {@code reference} * header line, configured in a property file, or (potentially) confirmed * interactively by the user. *

* The saved values should be identifiers valid for Ensembl's REST service * {@code map} endpoint, so they can be used (if necessary) to retrieve the * mapping between VCF coordinates and sequence coordinates. * * @param reference * @see https://rest.ensembl.org/documentation/info/assembly_map * @see https://rest.ensembl.org/info/assembly/human?content-type=text/xml * @see https://rest.ensembl.org/info/species?content-type=text/xml */ protected void setSpeciesAndAssembly(String reference) { if (reference == null) { Cache.log.error("No VCF ##reference found, defaulting to " + DEFAULT_REFERENCE + ":" + DEFAULT_SPECIES); reference = DEFAULT_REFERENCE; // default to GRCh37 if not specified } reference = reference.toLowerCase(); /* * for a non-human species, or other assembly identifier, * specify as a Jalview property file entry e.g. * VCF_ASSEMBLY = hs37=GRCh37,assembly19=GRCh37 * VCF_SPECIES = c_elegans=celegans * to map a token in the reference header to a value */ String prop = Cache.getDefault(VCF_ASSEMBLY, DEFAULT_VCF_ASSEMBLY); for (String token : prop.split(",")) { String[] tokens = token.split("="); if (tokens.length == 2) { if (reference.contains(tokens[0].trim().toLowerCase())) { vcfAssembly = tokens[1].trim(); break; } } } vcfSpecies = DEFAULT_SPECIES; prop = Cache.getProperty(VCF_SPECIES); if (prop != null) { for (String token : prop.split(",")) { String[] tokens = token.split("="); if (tokens.length == 2) { if (reference.contains(tokens[0].trim().toLowerCase())) { vcfSpecies = tokens[1].trim(); break; } } } } } /** * Opens the VCF file and parses header data * * @param filePath * @throws IOException */ private void initialise(String filePath) throws IOException { vcfFilePath = filePath; reader = new VCFReader(filePath); header = reader.getFileHeader(); try { dictionary = header.getSequenceDictionary(); } catch (SAMException e) { // ignore - thrown if any contig line lacks length info } sourceId = filePath; saveMetadata(sourceId); /* * get offset of CSQ ALLELE_NUM and Feature if declared */ parseCsqHeader(); } /** * Reads metadata (such as INFO field descriptions and datatypes) and saves * them for future reference * * @param theSourceId */ void saveMetadata(String theSourceId) { List vcfFieldPatterns = getFieldMatchers(VCF_FIELDS_PREF, DEFAULT_VCF_FIELDS); vcfFieldsOfInterest = new ArrayList<>(); FeatureSource metadata = new FeatureSource(theSourceId); for (VCFInfoHeaderLine info : header.getInfoHeaderLines()) { String attributeId = info.getID(); String desc = info.getDescription(); VCFHeaderLineType type = info.getType(); FeatureAttributeType attType = null; switch (type) { case Character: attType = FeatureAttributeType.Character; break; case Flag: attType = FeatureAttributeType.Flag; break; case Float: attType = FeatureAttributeType.Float; break; case Integer: attType = FeatureAttributeType.Integer; break; case String: attType = FeatureAttributeType.String; break; } metadata.setAttributeName(attributeId, desc); metadata.setAttributeType(attributeId, attType); if (isFieldWanted(attributeId, vcfFieldPatterns)) { vcfFieldsOfInterest.add(attributeId); } } FeatureSources.getInstance().addSource(theSourceId, metadata); } /** * Answers true if the field id is matched by any of the filter patterns, else * false. Matching is against regular expression patterns, and is not * case-sensitive. * * @param id * @param filters * @return */ private boolean isFieldWanted(String id, List filters) { for (Pattern p : filters) { if (p.matcher(id.toUpperCase()).matches()) { return true; } } return false; } /** * Records 'wanted' fields defined in the CSQ INFO header (if there is one). * Also records the position of selected fields (Allele, ALLELE_NUM, Feature) * required for processing. *

* CSQ fields are declared in the CSQ INFO Description e.g. *

* Description="Consequence ...from ... VEP. Format: Allele|Consequence|... */ protected void parseCsqHeader() { List vepFieldFilters = getFieldMatchers(VEP_FIELDS_PREF, DEFAULT_VEP_FIELDS); vepFieldsOfInterest = new HashMap<>(); VCFInfoHeaderLine csqInfo = header.getInfoHeaderLine(CSQ_FIELD); if (csqInfo == null) { return; } /* * parse out the pipe-separated list of CSQ fields; we assume here that * these form the last part of the description, and contain no spaces */ String desc = csqInfo.getDescription(); int spacePos = desc.lastIndexOf(" "); desc = desc.substring(spacePos + 1); if (desc != null) { String[] format = desc.split(PIPE_REGEX); int index = 0; for (String field : format) { if (CSQ_CONSEQUENCE_KEY.equals(field)) { csqConsequenceFieldIndex = index; } if (CSQ_ALLELE_NUM_KEY.equals(field)) { csqAlleleNumberFieldIndex = index; } if (CSQ_ALLELE_KEY.equals(field)) { csqAlleleFieldIndex = index; } if (CSQ_FEATURE_KEY.equals(field)) { csqFeatureFieldIndex = index; } if (isFieldWanted(field, vepFieldFilters)) { vepFieldsOfInterest.put(index, field); } index++; } } } /** * Reads the Preference value for the given key, with default specified if no * preference set. The value is interpreted as a comma-separated list of * regular expressions, and converted into a list of compiled patterns ready * for matching. Patterns are forced to upper-case for non-case-sensitive * matching. *

* This supports user-defined filters for fields of interest to capture while * processing data. For example, VCF_FIELDS = AF,AC* would mean that VCF INFO * fields with an ID of AF, or starting with AC, would be matched. * * @param key * @param def * @return */ private List getFieldMatchers(String key, String def) { String pref = Cache.getDefault(key, def); List patterns = new ArrayList<>(); String[] tokens = pref.split(","); for (String token : tokens) { try { patterns.add(Pattern.compile(token.toUpperCase())); } catch (PatternSyntaxException e) { System.err.println("Invalid pattern ignored: " + token); } } return patterns; } /** * Transfers VCF features to sequences to which this sequence has a mapping. * If the mapping is 3:1, computes peptide variants from nucleotide variants. * * @param seq */ protected void transferAddedFeatures(SequenceI seq) { DBRefEntry[] dbrefs = seq.getDBRefs(); if (dbrefs == null) { return; } for (DBRefEntry dbref : dbrefs) { Mapping mapping = dbref.getMap(); if (mapping == null || mapping.getTo() == null) { continue; } SequenceI mapTo = mapping.getTo(); MapList map = mapping.getMap(); if (map.getFromRatio() == 3) { /* * dna-to-peptide product mapping */ AlignmentUtils.computeProteinFeatures(seq, mapTo, map); } else { /* * nucleotide-to-nucleotide mapping e.g. transcript to CDS */ List features = seq.getFeatures() .getPositionalFeatures(SequenceOntologyI.SEQUENCE_VARIANT); for (SequenceFeature sf : features) { if (FEATURE_GROUP_VCF.equals(sf.getFeatureGroup())) { transferFeature(sf, mapTo, map); } } } } } /** * Tries to add overlapping variants read from a VCF file to the given sequence, * and returns the number of variant features added * * @param seq * @return */ protected int loadSequenceVCF(SequenceI seq) { VCFMap vcfMap = getVcfMap(seq); if (vcfMap == null) { return 0; } /* * work with the dataset sequence here */ SequenceI dss = seq.getDatasetSequence(); if (dss == null) { dss = seq; } return addVcfVariants(dss, vcfMap); } /** * Answers a map from sequence coordinates to VCF chromosome ranges * * @param seq * @return */ private VCFMap getVcfMap(SequenceI seq) { /* * simplest case: sequence has id and length matching a VCF contig */ VCFMap vcfMap = null; if (dictionary != null) { vcfMap = getContigMap(seq); } if (vcfMap != null) { return vcfMap; } /* * otherwise, map to VCF from chromosomal coordinates * of the sequence (if known) */ GeneLociI seqCoords = seq.getGeneLoci(); if (seqCoords == null) { Cache.log.warn(String.format( "Can't query VCF for %s as chromosome coordinates not known", seq.getName())); return null; } String species = seqCoords.getSpeciesId(); String chromosome = seqCoords.getChromosomeId(); String seqRef = seqCoords.getAssemblyId(); MapList map = seqCoords.getMapping(); // note this requires the configured species to match that // returned with the Ensembl sequence; todo: support aliases? if (!vcfSpecies.equalsIgnoreCase(species)) { Cache.log.warn("No VCF loaded to " + seq.getName() + " as species not matched"); return null; } if (seqRef.equalsIgnoreCase(vcfAssembly)) { return new VCFMap(chromosome, map); } /* * VCF data has a different reference assembly to the sequence: * query Ensembl to map chromosomal coordinates from sequence to VCF */ List toVcfRanges = new ArrayList<>(); List fromSequenceRanges = new ArrayList<>(); for (int[] range : map.getToRanges()) { int[] fromRange = map.locateInFrom(range[0], range[1]); if (fromRange == null) { // corrupted map?!? continue; } int[] newRange = mapReferenceRange(range, chromosome, "human", seqRef, vcfAssembly); if (newRange == null) { Cache.log.error( String.format("Failed to map %s:%s:%s:%d:%d to %s", species, chromosome, seqRef, range[0], range[1], vcfAssembly)); continue; } else { toVcfRanges.add(newRange); fromSequenceRanges.add(fromRange); } } return new VCFMap(chromosome, new MapList(fromSequenceRanges, toVcfRanges, 1, 1)); } /** * If the sequence id matches a contig declared in the VCF file, and the * sequence length matches the contig length, then returns a 1:1 map of the * sequence to the contig, else returns null * * @param seq * @return */ private VCFMap getContigMap(SequenceI seq) { String id = seq.getName(); SAMSequenceRecord contig = dictionary.getSequence(id); if (contig != null) { int len = seq.getLength(); if (len == contig.getSequenceLength()) { MapList map = new MapList(new int[] { 1, len }, new int[] { 1, len }, 1, 1); return new VCFMap(id, map); } } return null; } /** * Queries the VCF reader for any variants that overlap the mapped chromosome * ranges of the sequence, and adds as variant features. Returns the number of * overlapping variants found. * * @param seq * @param map * mapping from sequence to VCF coordinates * @return */ protected int addVcfVariants(SequenceI seq, VCFMap map) { boolean forwardStrand = map.map.isToForwardStrand(); /* * query the VCF for overlaps of each contiguous chromosomal region */ int count = 0; for (int[] range : map.map.getToRanges()) { int vcfStart = Math.min(range[0], range[1]); int vcfEnd = Math.max(range[0], range[1]); CloseableIterator variants = reader .query(map.chromosome, vcfStart, vcfEnd); while (variants.hasNext()) { VariantContext variant = variants.next(); int[] featureRange = map.map.locateInFrom(variant.getStart(), variant.getEnd()); if (featureRange != null) { int featureStart = Math.min(featureRange[0], featureRange[1]); int featureEnd = Math.max(featureRange[0], featureRange[1]); count += addAlleleFeatures(seq, variant, featureStart, featureEnd, forwardStrand); } } variants.close(); } return count; } /** * A convenience method to get an attribute value for an alternate allele * * @param variant * @param attributeName * @param alleleIndex * @return */ protected String getAttributeValue(VariantContext variant, String attributeName, int alleleIndex) { Object att = variant.getAttribute(attributeName); if (att instanceof String) { return NO_VALUE.equals(att) ? null : (String) att; } else if (att instanceof ArrayList) { return ((List) att).get(alleleIndex); } return null; } /** * Adds one variant feature for each allele in the VCF variant record, and * returns the number of features added. * * @param seq * @param variant * @param featureStart * @param featureEnd * @param forwardStrand * @return */ protected int addAlleleFeatures(SequenceI seq, VariantContext variant, int featureStart, int featureEnd, boolean forwardStrand) { int added = 0; /* * Javadoc says getAlternateAlleles() imposes no order on the list returned * so we proceed defensively to get them in strict order */ int altAlleleCount = variant.getAlternateAlleles().size(); for (int i = 0; i < altAlleleCount; i++) { added += addAlleleFeature(seq, variant, i, featureStart, featureEnd, forwardStrand); } return added; } /** * Inspects one allele and attempts to add a variant feature for it to the * sequence. The additional data associated with this allele is extracted to * store in the feature's key-value map. Answers the number of features added (0 * or 1). * * @param seq * @param variant * @param altAlleleIndex * (0, 1..) * @param featureStart * @param featureEnd * @param forwardStrand * @return */ protected int addAlleleFeature(SequenceI seq, VariantContext variant, int altAlleleIndex, int featureStart, int featureEnd, boolean forwardStrand) { String reference = variant.getReference().getBaseString(); Allele alt = variant.getAlternateAllele(altAlleleIndex); String allele = alt.getBaseString(); /* * insertion after a genomic base, if on reverse strand, has to be * converted to insertion of complement after the preceding position */ int referenceLength = reference.length(); if (!forwardStrand && allele.length() > referenceLength && allele.startsWith(reference)) { featureStart -= referenceLength; featureEnd = featureStart; char insertAfter = seq.getCharAt(featureStart - seq.getStart()); reference = Dna.reverseComplement(String.valueOf(insertAfter)); allele = allele.substring(referenceLength) + reference; } /* * build the ref,alt allele description e.g. "G,A", using the base * complement if the sequence is on the reverse strand */ StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append(forwardStrand ? reference : Dna.reverseComplement(reference)); sb.append(COMMA); sb.append(forwardStrand ? allele : Dna.reverseComplement(allele)); String alleles = sb.toString(); // e.g. G,A /* * pick out the consequence data (if any) that is for the current allele * and feature (transcript) that matches the current sequence */ String consequence = getConsequenceForAlleleAndFeature(variant, CSQ_FIELD, altAlleleIndex, csqAlleleFieldIndex, csqAlleleNumberFieldIndex, seq.getName().toLowerCase(), csqFeatureFieldIndex); /* * pick out the ontology term for the consequence type */ String type = SequenceOntologyI.SEQUENCE_VARIANT; if (consequence != null) { type = getOntologyTerm(consequence); } SequenceFeature sf = new SequenceFeature(type, alleles, featureStart, featureEnd, FEATURE_GROUP_VCF); sf.setSource(sourceId); sf.setValue(Gff3Helper.ALLELES, alleles); addAlleleProperties(variant, sf, altAlleleIndex, consequence); seq.addSequenceFeature(sf); return 1; } /** * Determines the Sequence Ontology term to use for the variant feature type in * Jalview. The default is 'sequence_variant', but a more specific term is used * if: *

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  • VEP (or SnpEff) Consequence annotation is included in the VCF
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  • sequence id can be matched to VEP Feature (or SnpEff Feature_ID)
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* * @param consequence * @return * @see http://www.sequenceontology.org/browser/current_svn/term/SO:0001060 */ String getOntologyTerm(String consequence) { String type = SequenceOntologyI.SEQUENCE_VARIANT; /* * could we associate Consequence data with this allele and feature (transcript)? * if so, prefer the consequence term from that data */ if (csqAlleleFieldIndex == -1) // && snpEffAlleleFieldIndex == -1 { /* * no Consequence data so we can't refine the ontology term */ return type; } if (consequence != null) { String[] csqFields = consequence.split(PIPE_REGEX); if (csqFields.length > csqConsequenceFieldIndex) { type = csqFields[csqConsequenceFieldIndex]; } } else { // todo the same for SnpEff consequence data matching if wanted } /* * if of the form (e.g.) missense_variant&splice_region_variant, * just take the first ('most severe') consequence */ if (type != null) { int pos = type.indexOf('&'); if (pos > 0) { type = type.substring(0, pos); } } return type; } /** * Returns matched consequence data if it can be found, else null. *
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  • inspects the VCF data for key 'vcfInfoId'
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  • splits this on comma (to distinct consequences)
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  • returns the first consequence (if any) where
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    • the allele matches the altAlleleIndex'th allele of variant
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    • the feature matches the sequence name (e.g. transcript id)
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* If matched, the consequence is returned (as pipe-delimited fields). * * @param variant * @param vcfInfoId * @param altAlleleIndex * @param alleleFieldIndex * @param alleleNumberFieldIndex * @param seqName * @param featureFieldIndex * @return */ private String getConsequenceForAlleleAndFeature(VariantContext variant, String vcfInfoId, int altAlleleIndex, int alleleFieldIndex, int alleleNumberFieldIndex, String seqName, int featureFieldIndex) { if (alleleFieldIndex == -1 || featureFieldIndex == -1) { return null; } Object value = variant.getAttribute(vcfInfoId); if (value == null || !(value instanceof List)) { return null; } /* * inspect each consequence in turn (comma-separated blocks * extracted by htsjdk) */ List consequences = (List) value; for (String consequence : consequences) { String[] csqFields = consequence.split(PIPE_REGEX); if (csqFields.length > featureFieldIndex) { String featureIdentifier = csqFields[featureFieldIndex]; if (featureIdentifier.length() > 4 && seqName.indexOf(featureIdentifier.toLowerCase()) > -1) { /* * feature (transcript) matched - now check for allele match */ if (matchAllele(variant, altAlleleIndex, csqFields, alleleFieldIndex, alleleNumberFieldIndex)) { return consequence; } } } } return null; } private boolean matchAllele(VariantContext variant, int altAlleleIndex, String[] csqFields, int alleleFieldIndex, int alleleNumberFieldIndex) { /* * if ALLELE_NUM is present, it must match altAlleleIndex * NB first alternate allele is 1 for ALLELE_NUM, 0 for altAlleleIndex */ if (alleleNumberFieldIndex > -1) { if (csqFields.length <= alleleNumberFieldIndex) { return false; } String alleleNum = csqFields[alleleNumberFieldIndex]; return String.valueOf(altAlleleIndex + 1).equals(alleleNum); } /* * else consequence allele must match variant allele */ if (alleleFieldIndex > -1 && csqFields.length > alleleFieldIndex) { String csqAllele = csqFields[alleleFieldIndex]; String vcfAllele = variant.getAlternateAllele(altAlleleIndex) .getBaseString(); return csqAllele.equals(vcfAllele); } return false; } /** * Add any allele-specific VCF key-value data to the sequence feature * * @param variant * @param sf * @param altAlelleIndex * (0, 1..) * @param consequence * if not null, the consequence specific to this sequence (transcript * feature) and allele */ protected void addAlleleProperties(VariantContext variant, SequenceFeature sf, final int altAlelleIndex, String consequence) { Map atts = variant.getAttributes(); for (Entry att : atts.entrySet()) { String key = att.getKey(); /* * extract Consequence data (if present) that we are able to * associated with the allele for this variant feature */ if (CSQ_FIELD.equals(key)) { addConsequences(variant, sf, consequence); continue; } /* * filter out fields we don't want to capture */ if (!vcfFieldsOfInterest.contains(key)) { continue; } /* * filter out fields we don't want to capture */ if (!vcfFieldsOfInterest.contains(key)) { continue; } /* * we extract values for other data which are allele-specific; * these may be per alternate allele (INFO[key].Number = 'A') * or per allele including reference (INFO[key].Number = 'R') */ VCFInfoHeaderLine infoHeader = header.getInfoHeaderLine(key); if (infoHeader == null) { /* * can't be sure what data belongs to this allele, so * play safe and don't take any */ continue; } VCFHeaderLineCount number = infoHeader.getCountType(); int index = altAlelleIndex; if (number == VCFHeaderLineCount.R) { /* * one value per allele including reference, so bump index * e.g. the 3rd value is for the 2nd alternate allele */ index++; } else if (number != VCFHeaderLineCount.A) { /* * don't save other values as not allele-related */ continue; } /* * take the index'th value */ String value = getAttributeValue(variant, key, index); if (value != null) { sf.setValue(key, value); } } } /** * Inspects CSQ data blocks (consequences) and adds attributes on the sequence * feature. *

* If myConsequence is not null, then this is the specific * consequence data (pipe-delimited fields) that is for the current allele and * transcript (sequence) being processed) * * @param variant * @param sf * @param myConsequence */ protected void addConsequences(VariantContext variant, SequenceFeature sf, String myConsequence) { Object value = variant.getAttribute(CSQ_FIELD); if (value == null || !(value instanceof List)) { return; } List consequences = (List) value; /* * inspect CSQ consequences; restrict to the consequence * associated with the current transcript (Feature) */ Map csqValues = new HashMap<>(); for (String consequence : consequences) { if (myConsequence == null || myConsequence.equals(consequence)) { String[] csqFields = consequence.split(PIPE_REGEX); /* * inspect individual fields of this consequence, copying non-null * values which are 'fields of interest' */ int i = 0; for (String field : csqFields) { if (field != null && field.length() > 0) { String id = vepFieldsOfInterest.get(i); if (id != null) { csqValues.put(id, field); } } i++; } } } if (!csqValues.isEmpty()) { sf.setValue(CSQ_FIELD, csqValues); } } /** * A convenience method to complement a dna base and return the string value * of its complement * * @param reference * @return */ protected String complement(byte[] reference) { return String.valueOf(Dna.getComplement((char) reference[0])); } /** * Determines the location of the query range (chromosome positions) in a * different reference assembly. *

* If the range is just a subregion of one for which we already have a mapping * (for example, an exon sub-region of a gene), then the mapping is just * computed arithmetically. *

* Otherwise, calls the Ensembl REST service that maps from one assembly * reference's coordinates to another's * * @param queryRange * start-end chromosomal range in 'fromRef' coordinates * @param chromosome * @param species * @param fromRef * assembly reference for the query coordinates * @param toRef * assembly reference we wish to translate to * @return the start-end range in 'toRef' coordinates */ protected int[] mapReferenceRange(int[] queryRange, String chromosome, String species, String fromRef, String toRef) { /* * first try shorcut of computing the mapping as a subregion of one * we already have (e.g. for an exon, if we have the gene mapping) */ int[] mappedRange = findSubsumedRangeMapping(queryRange, chromosome, species, fromRef, toRef); if (mappedRange != null) { return mappedRange; } /* * call (e.g.) http://rest.ensembl.org/map/human/GRCh38/17:45051610..45109016:1/GRCh37 */ EnsemblMap mapper = new EnsemblMap(); int[] mapping = mapper.getAssemblyMapping(species, chromosome, fromRef, toRef, queryRange); if (mapping == null) { // mapping service failure return null; } /* * save mapping for possible future re-use */ String key = makeRangesKey(chromosome, species, fromRef, toRef); if (!assemblyMappings.containsKey(key)) { assemblyMappings.put(key, new HashMap()); } assemblyMappings.get(key).put(queryRange, mapping); return mapping; } /** * If we already have a 1:1 contiguous mapping which subsumes the given query * range, this method just calculates and returns the subset of that mapping, * else it returns null. In practical terms, if a gene has a contiguous * mapping between (for example) GRCh37 and GRCh38, then we assume that its * subsidiary exons occupy unchanged relative positions, and just compute * these as offsets, rather than do another lookup of the mapping. *

* If in future these assumptions prove invalid (e.g. for bacterial dna?!), * simply remove this method or let it always return null. *

* Warning: many rapid calls to the /map service map result in a 429 overload * error response * * @param queryRange * @param chromosome * @param species * @param fromRef * @param toRef * @return */ protected int[] findSubsumedRangeMapping(int[] queryRange, String chromosome, String species, String fromRef, String toRef) { String key = makeRangesKey(chromosome, species, fromRef, toRef); if (assemblyMappings.containsKey(key)) { Map mappedRanges = assemblyMappings.get(key); for (Entry mappedRange : mappedRanges.entrySet()) { int[] fromRange = mappedRange.getKey(); int[] toRange = mappedRange.getValue(); if (fromRange[1] - fromRange[0] == toRange[1] - toRange[0]) { /* * mapping is 1:1 in length, so we trust it to have no discontinuities */ if (MappingUtils.rangeContains(fromRange, queryRange)) { /* * fromRange subsumes our query range */ int offset = queryRange[0] - fromRange[0]; int mappedRangeFrom = toRange[0] + offset; int mappedRangeTo = mappedRangeFrom + (queryRange[1] - queryRange[0]); return new int[] { mappedRangeFrom, mappedRangeTo }; } } } } return null; } /** * Transfers the sequence feature to the target sequence, locating its start * and end range based on the mapping. Features which do not overlap the * target sequence are ignored. * * @param sf * @param targetSequence * @param mapping * mapping from the feature's coordinates to the target sequence */ protected void transferFeature(SequenceFeature sf, SequenceI targetSequence, MapList mapping) { int[] mappedRange = mapping.locateInTo(sf.getBegin(), sf.getEnd()); if (mappedRange != null) { String group = sf.getFeatureGroup(); int newBegin = Math.min(mappedRange[0], mappedRange[1]); int newEnd = Math.max(mappedRange[0], mappedRange[1]); SequenceFeature copy = new SequenceFeature(sf, newBegin, newEnd, group, sf.getScore()); targetSequence.addSequenceFeature(copy); } } /** * Formats a ranges map lookup key * * @param chromosome * @param species * @param fromRef * @param toRef * @return */ protected static String makeRangesKey(String chromosome, String species, String fromRef, String toRef) { return species + EXCL + chromosome + EXCL + fromRef + EXCL + toRef; } }