TCGA Barcodes Missing from Bulk Data

Question

[dirigible2012]

I have downloaded the Level_3 data for CNV (SNP Array) for Breast Cancer from the Bulk Download section of TCGA.

The file names look like this:

MOHEL_p_TCGA_271_274_275_N_GenomeWideSNP_6_A01_1320320.hg18.seg.txt

The data in the "Sample" column within the file is the same.

I was expecting a barcode like TCGA-A2-A0D0-01.

How do I match the data to the patient?

Thanks for helping

Stephanie

Answer 1

[komal.rathi]

I think you should download the data using the Data Matrix. When you download the data, you automatically download files like FILE_SAMPLE_MAP.txt & file_manifest.txt. You will get the barcode along with the filename in these files.

[dirigible2012]

Found it! Thanks.

[komal.rathi]

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Answer 2

[dirigible2012]

Found the answer -

The Bulk Download appears to be mainly for downloading historic versions of the archives, and doesn't seem to provide file to barcode mapping.

The File Search tool is the answer for downloading the LATEST version of the archive. Each download will contain a "file_manifest.txt" file, which contains the filenames and barcodes for all files in the archive.