Hello,
I am using Mutect2 and FilterMutectCalls to call variants in mtDNA. According to the vcf file, the value recorded for ECNT is "Number of events in this haplotype". I am assuming that this is the number of times that a particular mutation was found in all the reads under that base pair. I am concerned because in my data, I am seeing clusters of mutations with the same ECNT value. For example:
#CHROM POS ID REF ALT QUAL FILTER INFO FORMAT
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 115 . C T VL PASS DP=445;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-7.025e+01;TLOD=6.86 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 157 . T A VL PASS DP=427;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.113e+02;TLOD=8.55 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 470 . C T VL PASS DP=703;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.859e+02;TLOD=15.58 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 500 . A T VL PASS DP=691;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.927e+02;TLOD=7.59 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 601 . CT C VL PASS DP=671;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.766e+02;RPA=3,2;RU=T;STR;TLOD=7.68 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 635 . C T VL PASS DP=665;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.602e+02;TLOD=34.37 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 645 . C T VL PASS DP=668;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.818e+02;TLOD=7.87 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 704 . T TAAAAAA VL PASS DP=660;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.845e+02;RPA=5,11;RU=A;STR;TLOD=5.89 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:PGT:PID:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 736 . A G VL PASS DP=666;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.723e+02;TLOD=20.03 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 754 . A G VL PASS DP=654;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.606e+02;TLOD=29.79 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 788 . A T VL PASS DP=639;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.738e+02;TLOD=6.65 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 898 . C T VL PASS DP=671;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.821e+02;TLOD=5.38 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 958 . A G VL PASS DP=671;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.847e+02;TLOD=6.69
Is there an explanation for why the data would look like this? It seems odd that the mutations would be occurring exactly the same number of times as the variants surrounding it.
Thank you,
kzwon
I am using Mutect2 and FilterMutectCalls to call variants in mtDNA. According to the vcf file, the value recorded for ECNT is "Number of events in this haplotype". I am assuming that this is the number of times that a particular mutation was found in all the reads under that base pair. I am concerned because in my data, I am seeing clusters of mutations with the same ECNT value. For example:
#CHROM POS ID REF ALT QUAL FILTER INFO FORMAT
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 115 . C T VL PASS DP=445;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-7.025e+01;TLOD=6.86 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 157 . T A VL PASS DP=427;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.113e+02;TLOD=8.55 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 470 . C T VL PASS DP=703;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.859e+02;TLOD=15.58 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 500 . A T VL PASS DP=691;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.927e+02;TLOD=7.59 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 601 . CT C VL PASS DP=671;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.766e+02;RPA=3,2;RU=T;STR;TLOD=7.68 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 635 . C T VL PASS DP=665;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.602e+02;TLOD=34.37 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 645 . C T VL PASS DP=668;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.818e+02;TLOD=7.87 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 704 . T TAAAAAA VL PASS DP=660;ECNT=9;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.845e+02;RPA=5,11;RU=A;STR;TLOD=5.89 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:PGT:PID:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 736 . A G VL PASS DP=666;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.723e+02;TLOD=20.03 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 754 . A G VL PASS DP=654;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.606e+02;TLOD=29.79 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 788 . A T VL PASS DP=639;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.738e+02;TLOD=6.65 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 898 . C T VL PASS DP=671;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.821e+02;TLOD=5.38 GT:AD:AF:F1R2:F2R1:MBQ:MFRL:MMQ:MPOS:SA_MAP_AF:SA_POST_PROB
gi|9626243|ref|NC_001416.1| 958 . A G VL PASS DP=671;ECNT=6;POP_AF=5.000e-08;P_CONTAM=0.00;P_GERMLINE=-1.847e+02;TLOD=6.69
Is there an explanation for why the data would look like this? It seems odd that the mutations would be occurring exactly the same number of times as the variants surrounding it.
Thank you,
kzwon