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Table 1 Subclonal reconstruction methods, their properties and assumptions

From: PhyloWGS: Reconstructing subclonal composition and evolution from whole-genome sequencing of tumors

Property/method

PhyloWGS

PhyloSub [ 17 ]

THetA [ 15 ]

PyClone [ 18 ]

TrAp [ 16 ]

Clomial [ 36 ]

RecBTP [ 33 ]

Simple somatic mutation

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Copy number variation

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

N

Weak parsimony

Y

Y

N/A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Strong parsimony

N

N

N/A

N

Y

N

Y

Infinite sites

Y

Y

N/A

Y

Y

N

Y

Phylogenetic inference

Y

Y

N

N

Y

N

Y

Parametric

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

N

Multiple samples

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

N

Genotype uncertainty

Y

Y

N

N/A

N

N

N

  1. N/A, not applicable.