Conversion of VCF file to Vranges

Question

[Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan]

I am using SomaticSignature Package for analysis of TCGA data. I have VCF file and need to convert it in vranges. How can I do this conversion.

Answer 1

[spaladug]

The following code should do it:

 vcf <- readVcf(x, genome = genome)
 vr <- as(vcf, "VRanges")