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Affymetrix® Genotyping Console CNVCHP Data File Format


  CNVCHP FILES  

 

  Description

The CNVCNP files generated by the Genotyping Console software contain Copy Number Variation analysis results from the Canary algorithm.

Format

The format of the CNVCHP files generated by the Genotyping Console software uses the Command Console binary data format. The following describes the data sets and groups stored in the file.

The parameters stored in the header of the file are the algorithm parameters (those whose names are prefixed with "affymetrix-algorithm-param-"). These parameters are algorithm specific.

Copy Number Variation Results

The Copy Number Variation analysis results in a single group with a single data set. The data set header will contain a set of parameters to define the column labels.

The data type identifier is set to: "affymetrix-multi-data-type-analysis"

The data group containing the analysis results is called "MultiData".

The results are stored in a data set named "CopyNumberVariation".

The data set for Copy Number analysis results will contain the following columns:

Column Name Column Type
Region Ascii
Signal Float
Call UByte
Confidence Float