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Sniffles2
Fast structural-variant caller for long reads with population-scale and mosaic SV detection.
| Category | Sequencing & variant calling |
|---|---|
| GitHub | fritzsedlazeck/Sniffles |
| First public | 2022-04-05 (source) |
| Paper | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02024-y |
| License | MIT |
| Pricing | Open source |
| Tags | #structural-variants#long-read#population |
| Last checked | 2026-10-16 |
Specs
| Sequencing platform | PacBio HiFi, ONT |
|---|---|
| Task | SV calling (germline, somatic, population, mosaic) |
| Variant types | Structural variants |
| GitHub stars | 684 |
| Interface | Package |
Specs come from each project's README, paper or official page · Sniffles2 README · Sniffles2 paper. “—” means we couldn't verify it.
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