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## Cite VarSome

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*VarSome: The Human Genomic Variant Search Engine. Christos Kopanos, Vasilis Tsiolkas, Alexandros Kouris, Charles E Chapple, Monica Albarca Aguilera, Richard Meyer, and Andreas Massouras. Oxford Bioinformatics, bty897, 30 October 2018. doi:[https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bty897](https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bty897)*

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## Benchmarking of variant calling software for whole-exome sequencing using gold standard datasets - [Wong et al. 2025.](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-97047-7)

## Precision oncology platforms: practical strategies for genomic database utilization in cancer treatment - [Gazola et al. 2024.](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13039-024-00698-w)

## Reinterpretation of Conflicting ClinVar BRCA1 Missense Variants Using VarSome and CanVIG-UK Gene-Specific Guidance - [So et al. 2024.](https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14242821)

## Juvenile Paget disease with unique compound heterozygous sequence variants in the TNFRSF11B gene - [Horackova et al. 2025.](https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-025-03804-2)

## Integration of VarSome API in an existing bioinformatic pipeline for automated ACMG interpretation of clinical variants - [Sorrentino et al. 2021.](https://www.europeanreview.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/1-6.pdf)

## Variant selection and interpretation: an example of modified VarSome classifier of ACMG guidelines in the diagnostic setting – [Cristofoli et al. 2021.](https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/12/1885)

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