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# April 26 2016 
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# maf2anno.split
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# This Perl script splits a TGCA .maf file into separated sample files and 
# annotate each of them using ANNOVAR (hg19) instaled at /share/apps/ANNOVAR.
# Outputs: ANNOVAR output files and a log file containing the total number of 
# samples annotated and total number of SNVs annotated.
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# USAGE: perl maf2anno.split <TGCAfile.maf>
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# Required modules: IPC::System::Simple, Parallel::ForkManager, List::MoreUtils, 
#                   List::Util
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# If you have any question or suggestions please contact the author:
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# Author: Tiago A. de Souza
# tiagoantonio@gmail.com
# github.com/tiagoantonio
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# Licensed under MIT License
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