def _run_vardict_caller(align_bams, items, ref_file, assoc_files,
region=None, out_file=None):
"""Detect SNPs and indels with VarDict.
"""
config = items[0]["config"]
if out_file is None:
out_file = "%s-variants.vcf.gz" % os.path.splitext(align_bams[0])[0]
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
with file_transaction(items[0], out_file) as tx_out_file:
for align_bam in align_bams:
bam.index(align_bam, config)
num_bams = len(align_bams)
sample_vcf_names = [] # for individual sample names, given batch calling may be required
for bamfile, item in itertools.izip(align_bams, items):
# prepare commands
vardict = config_utils.get_program("vardict", config)
strandbias = "teststrandbias.R"
var2vcf = "var2vcf_valid.pl"
opts = " ".join(_vardict_options_from_config(items, config, out_file, region))
vcfallelicprimitives = config_utils.get_program("vcfallelicprimitives", config)
vcfstreamsort = config_utils.get_program("vcfstreamsort", config)
compress_cmd = "| bgzip -c" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
freq = float(utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "min_allele_fraction"), 10)) / 100.0
coverage_interval = utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "coverage_interval"), "exome")
# for deep targeted panels, require 50 worth of coverage
var2vcf_opts = " -v 50 " if coverage_interval == "regional" else ""
fix_ambig = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl()
sample = item["name"][1]
cmd = ("{vardict} -G {ref_file} -f {freq} "
"-N {sample} -b {bamfile} {opts} "
"| {strandbias}"
"| {var2vcf} -N {sample} -E -f {freq} {var2vcf_opts} "
"| {fix_ambig} | {vcfallelicprimitives} | {vcfstreamsort} {compress_cmd}")
if num_bams > 1:
temp_file_prefix = out_file.replace(".gz", "").replace(".vcf", "") + item["name"][1]
tmp_out = temp_file_prefix + ".temp.vcf"
tmp_out += ".gz" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
sample_vcf_names.append(tmp_out)
with file_transaction(item, tmp_out) as tx_tmp_file:
cmd += " > {tx_tmp_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
else:
cmd += " > {tx_out_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
if num_bams > 1:
# N.B. merge_variant_files wants region in 1-based end-inclusive
# coordinates. Thus use bamprep.region_to_gatk
vcfutils.merge_variant_files(orig_files=sample_vcf_names,
out_file=tx_out_file, ref_file=ref_file,
config=config, region=bamprep.region_to_gatk(region))
ann_file = annotation.annotate_nongatk_vcf(out_file, align_bams,
assoc_files.get("dbsnp"),
ref_file, config)
return ann_file
def _run_vardict_caller(align_bams, items, ref_file, assoc_files,
region=None, out_file=None):
"""Detect SNPs and indels with VarDict.
"""
config = items[0]["config"]
if out_file is None:
out_file = "%s-variants.vcf.gz" % os.path.splitext(align_bams[0])[0]
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
with file_transaction(items[0], out_file) as tx_out_file:
for align_bam in align_bams:
bam.index(align_bam, config)
num_bams = len(align_bams)
sample_vcf_names = [] # for individual sample names, given batch calling may be required
for bamfile, item in itertools.izip(align_bams, items):
# prepare commands
vardict = config_utils.get_program("vardict", config)
strandbias = "teststrandbias.R"
var2vcf = "var2vcf_valid.pl"
opts = " ".join(_vardict_options_from_config(items, config, out_file, region))
vcfstreamsort = config_utils.get_program("vcfstreamsort", config)
compress_cmd = "| bgzip -c" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
freq = float(utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "min_allele_fraction"), 10)) / 100.0
coverage_interval = utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "coverage_interval"), "exome")
# for deep targeted panels, require 50 worth of coverage
var2vcf_opts = " -v 50 " if coverage_interval == "regional" else ""
fix_ambig = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl()
sample = item["name"][1]
cmd = ("{vardict} -G {ref_file} -f {freq} "
"-N {sample} -b {bamfile} {opts} "
"| {strandbias}"
"| {var2vcf} -N {sample} -E -f {freq} {var2vcf_opts} "
"| {fix_ambig} | {vcfstreamsort} {compress_cmd}")
if num_bams > 1:
temp_file_prefix = out_file.replace(".gz", "").replace(".vcf", "") + item["name"][1]
tmp_out = temp_file_prefix + ".temp.vcf"
tmp_out += ".gz" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
sample_vcf_names.append(tmp_out)
with file_transaction(item, tmp_out) as tx_tmp_file:
cmd += " > {tx_tmp_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
else:
cmd += " > {tx_out_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
if num_bams > 1:
# N.B. merge_variant_files wants region in 1-based end-inclusive
# coordinates. Thus use bamprep.region_to_gatk
vcfutils.merge_variant_files(orig_files=sample_vcf_names,
out_file=tx_out_file, ref_file=ref_file,
config=config, region=bamprep.region_to_gatk(region))
ann_file = annotation.annotate_nongatk_vcf(out_file, align_bams,
assoc_files.get("dbsnp"),
ref_file, config)
return ann_file
def merge_gvcfs(data, region, vrn_files, out_file):
"""Simple merging of gVCFs with gvcftools.
merge_variants does appear to work correctly, so we remove gVCF parts
with extract_variants and then combine the merged samples together.
Longer term we plan to replace this with
agg (https://github.com/Illumina/agg) or
GLnexus (https://github.com/dnanexus-rnd/GLnexus).
"""
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
region = bamprep.region_to_gatk(region)
vcfutils.merge_variant_files([_extract_variants_from_gvcf(f, region, out_file, data) for f in vrn_files],
out_file, dd.get_ref_file(data), data["config"], region)
return vcfutils.bgzip_and_index(out_file, data["config"])
def merge_gvcfs(data, region, vrn_files, out_file):
"""Simple merging of gVCFs with gvcftools.
merge_variants does appear to work correctly, so we remove gVCF parts
with extract_variants and then combine the merged samples together.
Longer term we plan to replace this with
agg (https://github.com/Illumina/agg) or
GLnexus (https://github.com/dnanexus-rnd/GLnexus).
"""
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
region = bamprep.region_to_gatk(region)
vcfutils.merge_variant_files([_extract_variants_from_gvcf(f, region, out_file, data) for f in vrn_files],
out_file, dd.get_ref_file(data), data["config"], region)
return vcfutils.bgzip_and_index(out_file, data["config"])
def get_multisample_vcf(fnames, name, caller, data):
"""Retrieve a multiple sample VCF file in a standard location.
Handles inputs with multiple repeated input files from batches.
"""
unique_fnames = []
for f in fnames:
if f not in unique_fnames:
unique_fnames.append(f)
out_dir = utils.safe_makedir(os.path.join(data["dirs"]["work"], "gemini"))
if len(unique_fnames) > 1:
gemini_vcf = os.path.join(out_dir, "%s-%s.vcf.gz" % (name, caller))
vrn_file_batch = None
for variant in data["variants"]:
if variant["variantcaller"] == caller and variant.get(
"vrn_file_batch"):
vrn_file_batch = variant["vrn_file_batch"]
if vrn_file_batch:
utils.symlink_plus(vrn_file_batch, gemini_vcf)
return gemini_vcf
else:
return vcfutils.merge_variant_files(unique_fnames, gemini_vcf,
data["sam_ref"],
data["config"])
else:
gemini_vcf = os.path.join(
out_dir, "%s-%s%s" %
(name, caller, utils.splitext_plus(unique_fnames[0])[1]))
utils.symlink_plus(unique_fnames[0], gemini_vcf)
return gemini_vcf
def get_multisample_vcf(fnames, name, caller, data):
"""Retrieve a multiple sample VCF file in a standard location.
Handles inputs with multiple repeated input files from batches.
"""
unique_fnames = []
for f in fnames:
if f not in unique_fnames:
unique_fnames.append(f)
out_dir = utils.safe_makedir(os.path.join(data["dirs"]["work"], "gemini"))
if len(unique_fnames) > 1:
gemini_vcf = os.path.join(out_dir, "%s-%s.vcf.gz" % (name, caller))
vrn_file_batch = None
for variant in data.get("variants", []):
if variant["variantcaller"] == caller and variant.get("vrn_file_batch"):
vrn_file_batch = variant["vrn_file_batch"]
if vrn_file_batch:
utils.symlink_plus(vrn_file_batch, gemini_vcf)
return gemini_vcf
else:
return vcfutils.merge_variant_files(unique_fnames, gemini_vcf, dd.get_ref_file(data),
data["config"])
else:
gemini_vcf = os.path.join(out_dir, "%s-%s%s" % (name, caller, utils.splitext_plus(unique_fnames[0])[1]))
utils.symlink_plus(unique_fnames[0], gemini_vcf)
return gemini_vcf
def get_multisample_vcf(fnames, name, caller, data):
"""Retrieve a multiple sample VCF file in a standard location.
"""
out_dir = utils.safe_makedir(os.path.join(data["dirs"]["work"], "gemini"))
gemini_vcf = os.path.join(out_dir, "%s-%s.vcf.gz" % (name, caller))
return vcfutils.merge_variant_files(fnames, gemini_vcf, data["sam_ref"],
data["config"])
def get_multisample_vcf(fnames, name, caller, data):
"""Retrieve a multiple sample VCF file in a standard location.
Handles inputs with multiple repeated input files from batches.
"""
unique_fnames = []
for f in fnames:
if f not in unique_fnames:
unique_fnames.append(f)
out_dir = utils.safe_makedir(os.path.join(data["dirs"]["work"], "gemini"))
if len(unique_fnames) > 1:
gemini_vcf = os.path.join(out_dir, "%s-%s.vcf.gz" % (name, caller))
return vcfutils.merge_variant_files(unique_fnames, gemini_vcf, data["sam_ref"],
data["config"])
else:
gemini_vcf = os.path.join(out_dir, "%s-%s%s" % (name, caller, utils.splitext_plus(unique_fnames[0])[1]))
utils.symlink_plus(unique_fnames[0], gemini_vcf)
return gemini_vcf
def merge_variant_files(*args):
return vcfutils.merge_variant_files(*args)
def merge_variant_files(*args):
return vcfutils.merge_variant_files(*args)
def _run_vardict_caller(align_bams,
items,
ref_file,
assoc_files,
region=None,
out_file=None):
"""Detect SNPs and indels with VarDict.
"""
config = items[0]["config"]
if out_file is None:
out_file = "%s-variants.vcf.gz" % os.path.splitext(align_bams[0])[0]
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
with file_transaction(items[0], out_file) as tx_out_file:
vrs = bedutils.population_variant_regions(items)
target = shared.subset_variant_regions(vrs,
region,
out_file,
do_merge=False)
num_bams = len(align_bams)
sample_vcf_names = [
] # for individual sample names, given batch calling may be required
for bamfile, item in itertools.izip(align_bams, items):
# prepare commands
sample = dd.get_sample_name(item)
vardict = get_vardict_command(items[0])
strandbias = "teststrandbias.R"
var2vcf = "var2vcf_valid.pl"
opts = (" ".join(
_vardict_options_from_config(items, config, out_file,
target))
if _is_bed_file(target) else "")
vcfstreamsort = config_utils.get_program(
"vcfstreamsort", config)
compress_cmd = "| bgzip -c" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
freq = float(
utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "min_allele_fraction"),
10)) / 100.0
coverage_interval = utils.get_in(
config, ("algorithm", "coverage_interval"), "exome")
# for deep targeted panels, require 50 worth of coverage
var2vcf_opts = " -v 50 " if highdepth.get_median_coverage(
items[0]) > 5000 else ""
fix_ambig_ref = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl()
fix_ambig_alt = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl(5)
remove_dup = vcfutils.remove_dup_cl()
jvm_opts = _get_jvm_opts(items[0], tx_out_file)
r_setup = "unset R_HOME && export PATH=%s:$PATH && " % os.path.dirname(
utils.Rscript_cmd())
cmd = (
"{r_setup}{jvm_opts}{vardict} -G {ref_file} -f {freq} "
"-N {sample} -b {bamfile} {opts} "
"| {strandbias}"
"| {var2vcf} -N {sample} -E -f {freq} {var2vcf_opts} "
"| {fix_ambig_ref} | {fix_ambig_alt} | {remove_dup} | {vcfstreamsort} {compress_cmd}"
)
if num_bams > 1:
temp_file_prefix = out_file.replace(".gz", "").replace(
".vcf", "") + item["name"][1]
tmp_out = temp_file_prefix + ".temp.vcf"
tmp_out += ".gz" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
sample_vcf_names.append(tmp_out)
with file_transaction(item, tmp_out) as tx_tmp_file:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_tmp_file,
config,
samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_tmp_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()),
"Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
else:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_out_file,
config,
samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_out_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()),
"Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
if num_bams > 1:
# N.B. merge_variant_files wants region in 1-based end-inclusive
# coordinates. Thus use bamprep.region_to_gatk
vcfutils.merge_variant_files(
orig_files=sample_vcf_names,
out_file=tx_out_file,
ref_file=ref_file,
config=config,
region=bamprep.region_to_gatk(region))
out_file = (annotation.add_dbsnp(out_file, assoc_files["dbsnp"], config)
if assoc_files.get("dbsnp") else out_file)
return out_file
def _run_vardict_caller(align_bams,
items,
ref_file,
assoc_files,
region=None,
out_file=None):
"""Detect SNPs and indels with VarDict.
var2vcf_valid uses -A flag which reports all alleles and improves sensitivity:
https://github.com/AstraZeneca-NGS/VarDict/issues/35#issuecomment-276738191
"""
config = items[0]["config"]
if out_file is None:
out_file = "%s-variants.vcf.gz" % os.path.splitext(align_bams[0])[0]
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
with file_transaction(items[0], out_file) as tx_out_file:
vrs = bedutils.population_variant_regions(items)
target = shared.subset_variant_regions(vrs,
region,
out_file,
items=items,
do_merge=False)
num_bams = len(align_bams)
sample_vcf_names = [
] # for individual sample names, given batch calling may be required
for bamfile, item in zip(align_bams, items):
# prepare commands
sample = dd.get_sample_name(item)
vardict = get_vardict_command(items[0])
strandbias = "teststrandbias.R"
var2vcf = "var2vcf_valid.pl"
opts, var2vcf_opts = _vardict_options_from_config(
items, config, out_file, target)
vcfstreamsort = config_utils.get_program(
"vcfstreamsort", config)
compress_cmd = "| bgzip -c" if tx_out_file.endswith(
"gz") else ""
freq = float(
utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "min_allele_fraction"),
10)) / 100.0
fix_ambig_ref = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl()
fix_ambig_alt = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl(5)
remove_dup = vcfutils.remove_dup_cl()
py_cl = os.path.join(utils.get_bcbio_bin(), "py")
jvm_opts = _get_jvm_opts(items[0], tx_out_file)
setup = ("%s && unset JAVA_HOME &&" % utils.get_R_exports())
contig_cl = vcfutils.add_contig_to_header_cl(
ref_file, tx_out_file)
cmd = (
"{setup}{jvm_opts}{vardict} -G {ref_file} -f {freq} "
"-N {sample} -b {bamfile} {opts} "
"| {strandbias}"
"| {var2vcf} -A -N {sample} -E -f {freq} {var2vcf_opts} "
"| {contig_cl} | bcftools filter -i 'QUAL >= 0' "
"| {fix_ambig_ref} | {fix_ambig_alt} | {remove_dup} | {vcfstreamsort} {compress_cmd}"
)
if num_bams > 1:
temp_file_prefix = out_file.replace(".gz", "").replace(
".vcf", "") + item["name"][1]
tmp_out = temp_file_prefix + ".temp.vcf"
tmp_out += ".gz" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
sample_vcf_names.append(tmp_out)
with file_transaction(item, tmp_out) as tx_tmp_file:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_tmp_file,
config,
samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_tmp_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()),
"Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
else:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_out_file,
config,
samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_out_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()),
"Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
if num_bams > 1:
# N.B. merge_variant_files wants region in 1-based end-inclusive
# coordinates. Thus use bamprep.region_to_gatk
vcfutils.merge_variant_files(
orig_files=sample_vcf_names,
out_file=tx_out_file,
ref_file=ref_file,
config=config,
region=bamprep.region_to_gatk(region))
return out_file
def _run_vardict_caller(align_bams, items, ref_file, assoc_files,
region=None, out_file=None):
"""Detect SNPs and indels with VarDict.
"""
config = items[0]["config"]
if out_file is None:
out_file = "%s-variants.vcf.gz" % os.path.splitext(align_bams[0])[0]
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
with file_transaction(items[0], out_file) as tx_out_file:
target = shared.subset_variant_regions(dd.get_variant_regions(items[0]), region,
out_file, do_merge=False)
num_bams = len(align_bams)
sample_vcf_names = [] # for individual sample names, given batch calling may be required
for bamfile, item in itertools.izip(align_bams, items):
# prepare commands
sample = dd.get_sample_name(item)
vardict = get_vardict_command(items[0])
strandbias = "teststrandbias.R"
var2vcf = "var2vcf_valid.pl"
opts = (" ".join(_vardict_options_from_config(items, config, out_file, target))
if _is_bed_file(target) else "")
vcfstreamsort = config_utils.get_program("vcfstreamsort", config)
compress_cmd = "| bgzip -c" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
freq = float(utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "min_allele_fraction"), 10)) / 100.0
coverage_interval = utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "coverage_interval"), "exome")
# for deep targeted panels, require 50 worth of coverage
var2vcf_opts = " -v 50 " if highdepth.get_median_coverage(items[0]) > 5000 else ""
fix_ambig = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl()
remove_dup = vcfutils.remove_dup_cl()
jvm_opts = _get_jvm_opts(items[0], tx_out_file)
r_setup = "unset R_HOME && export PATH=%s:$PATH && " % os.path.dirname(utils.Rscript_cmd())
cmd = ("{r_setup}{jvm_opts}{vardict} -G {ref_file} -f {freq} "
"-N {sample} -b {bamfile} {opts} "
"| {strandbias}"
"| {var2vcf} -N {sample} -E -f {freq} {var2vcf_opts} "
"| {fix_ambig} | {remove_dup} | {vcfstreamsort} {compress_cmd}")
if num_bams > 1:
temp_file_prefix = out_file.replace(".gz", "").replace(".vcf", "") + item["name"][1]
tmp_out = temp_file_prefix + ".temp.vcf"
tmp_out += ".gz" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
sample_vcf_names.append(tmp_out)
with file_transaction(item, tmp_out) as tx_tmp_file:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_tmp_file, config, samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_tmp_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
else:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_out_file, config, samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_out_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
if num_bams > 1:
# N.B. merge_variant_files wants region in 1-based end-inclusive
# coordinates. Thus use bamprep.region_to_gatk
vcfutils.merge_variant_files(orig_files=sample_vcf_names,
out_file=tx_out_file, ref_file=ref_file,
config=config, region=bamprep.region_to_gatk(region))
out_file = (annotation.add_dbsnp(out_file, assoc_files["dbsnp"], config)
if assoc_files.get("dbsnp") else out_file)
return out_file
def _run_vardict_caller(align_bams, items, ref_file, assoc_files,
region=None, out_file=None):
"""Detect SNPs and indels with VarDict.
var2vcf_valid uses -A flag which reports all alleles and improves sensitivity:
https://github.com/AstraZeneca-NGS/VarDict/issues/35#issuecomment-276738191
"""
config = items[0]["config"]
if out_file is None:
out_file = "%s-variants.vcf.gz" % os.path.splitext(align_bams[0])[0]
if not utils.file_exists(out_file):
with file_transaction(items[0], out_file) as tx_out_file:
vrs = bedutils.population_variant_regions(items)
target = shared.subset_variant_regions(
vrs, region, out_file, items=items, do_merge=False)
num_bams = len(align_bams)
sample_vcf_names = [] # for individual sample names, given batch calling may be required
for bamfile, item in zip(align_bams, items):
# prepare commands
sample = dd.get_sample_name(item)
vardict = get_vardict_command(items[0])
opts, var2vcf_opts = _vardict_options_from_config(items, config, out_file, target)
vcfstreamsort = config_utils.get_program("vcfstreamsort", config)
compress_cmd = "| bgzip -c" if tx_out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
freq = float(utils.get_in(config, ("algorithm", "min_allele_fraction"), 10)) / 100.0
fix_ambig_ref = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl()
fix_ambig_alt = vcfutils.fix_ambiguous_cl(5)
remove_dup = vcfutils.remove_dup_cl()
py_cl = os.path.join(utils.get_bcbio_bin(), "py")
jvm_opts = _get_jvm_opts(items[0], tx_out_file)
setup = ("%s && unset JAVA_HOME &&" % utils.get_R_exports())
contig_cl = vcfutils.add_contig_to_header_cl(ref_file, tx_out_file)
lowfreq_filter = _lowfreq_linear_filter(0, False)
cmd = ("{setup}{jvm_opts}{vardict} -G {ref_file} -f {freq} "
"-N {sample} -b {bamfile} {opts} "
"| teststrandbias.R "
"| var2vcf_valid.pl -A -N {sample} -E -f {freq} {var2vcf_opts} "
"| {contig_cl} | bcftools filter -i 'QUAL >= 0' | {lowfreq_filter} "
"| {fix_ambig_ref} | {fix_ambig_alt} | {remove_dup} | {vcfstreamsort} {compress_cmd}")
if num_bams > 1:
temp_file_prefix = out_file.replace(".gz", "").replace(".vcf", "") + item["name"][1]
tmp_out = temp_file_prefix + ".temp.vcf"
tmp_out += ".gz" if out_file.endswith("gz") else ""
sample_vcf_names.append(tmp_out)
with file_transaction(item, tmp_out) as tx_tmp_file:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_tmp_file, config, samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_tmp_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
else:
if not _is_bed_file(target):
vcfutils.write_empty_vcf(tx_out_file, config, samples=[sample])
else:
cmd += " > {tx_out_file}"
do.run(cmd.format(**locals()), "Genotyping with VarDict: Inference", {})
if num_bams > 1:
# N.B. merge_variant_files wants region in 1-based end-inclusive
# coordinates. Thus use bamprep.region_to_gatk
vcfutils.merge_variant_files(orig_files=sample_vcf_names,
out_file=tx_out_file, ref_file=ref_file,
config=config, region=bamprep.region_to_gatk(region))
return out_file
