DeAnnCNV: a tool for online detection and annotation of copy number variations from whole-exome sequencing data

With the decrease in costs, whole-exome sequencing (WES) has become a very popular and powerful tool for the identification of genetic variants underlying human diseases. However, integrated tools to precisely detect and systematically annotate copy number variations (CNVs) from WES data are still in great demand. Here, we present an online tool, DeAnnCNV (Detection and Annotation of Copy Number Variations from WES data), to meet the current demands of WES users. Upon submitting the file generated from WES data by an in-house tool that can be downloaded from our server, DeAnnCNV can detect CNVs in each sample and extract the shared CNVs among multiple samples. DeAnnCNV also provides additional useful supporting information for the detected CNVs and associated genes to help users to find the potential candidates for further experimental study. The web server is implemented in PHP + Perl + MATLAB and is online available to all users for free at http://mcg.ustc.edu.cn/db/cnv/.