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title: "Custom R scripts used ShortRead and stringdist for FASTQ processing and Hamming distances."
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# Custom R scripts used ShortRead and stringdist for FASTQ processing and Hamming distances.

## Content

Custom R scripts used ShortRead and stringdist for FASTQ processing and Hamming distances.

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## Connections (1)

### Massively scaled-up testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA via next-generation sequencing of pooled and barcoded nasal and saliva samples

- ID: `version:massively-scaled-up-testing-for-sars-cov-2-rna-via-next-generation-sequencing-of-pooled-and-barcoded-nasal-and-saliva-samples--2021-07-01-nature-biomedical-engineering`
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> In this analysis, we make use of a few custom scripts written in R that rely on the ShortRead29 and stringdist30 packages for processing FASTQ files and calculating the Hamming distances between observed and expected amplicons and indices.

Source: 2021-07-01-nature-biomedical-engineering.pdf — <https://sina.bio/source/2021-07-01-nature-biomedical-engineering-pdf>