Agent skill
bio-phasing-imputation-haplotype-phasing
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/FreedomIntelligence/OpenClaw-Medical-Skills/tree/main/skills/bio-phasing-imputation-haplotype-phasing
SKILL.md
name: bio-phasing-imputation-haplotype-phasing description: Phase genotypes into haplotypes using Beagle or SHAPEIT. Resolves which alleles are inherited together on each chromosome. Use when preparing VCF files for imputation, HLA typing, or population genetic analyses requiring phased haplotypes. tool_type: cli primary_tool: beagle measurable_outcome: Execute skill workflow successfully with valid output within 15 minutes. allowed-tools:
- read_file
- run_shell_command
Haplotype Phasing
Beagle 5.4 Phasing (Recommended)
# Download Beagle 5.4
wget https://faculty.washington.edu/browning/beagle/beagle.22Jul22.46e.jar
# Basic phasing
java -jar beagle.22Jul22.46e.jar \
gt=input.vcf.gz \
out=phased
# Output: phased.vcf.gz (phased genotypes)
# With genetic map (improves accuracy)
java -jar beagle.22Jul22.46e.jar \
gt=input.vcf.gz \
map=plink.chr22.GRCh38.map \
out=phased
Beagle Options
java -jar beagle.22Jul22.46e.jar \
gt=input.vcf.gz \
out=phased \
map=genetic_map.txt \
nthreads=8 \
window=40 \
overlap=4 \
ne=20000 \ # Effective population size
seed=12345 # For reproducibility
Phase Per Chromosome
# Process each chromosome separately
for chr in {1..22}; do
java -Xmx16g -jar beagle.jar \
gt=input.chr${chr}.vcf.gz \
map=genetic_maps/plink.chr${chr}.GRCh38.map \
out=phased.chr${chr} \
nthreads=8
done
# Concatenate chromosomes
bcftools concat phased.chr*.vcf.gz -Oz -o phased.all.vcf.gz
bcftools index phased.all.vcf.gz
SHAPEIT5 Phasing (for Large Datasets)
# Phase common variants first
shapeit5_phase_common \
--input input.vcf.gz \
--map genetic_map.txt \
--output phased_common.bcf \
--thread 8 \
--log phased.log
# Then phase rare variants
shapeit5_phase_rare \
--input input.vcf.gz \
--scaffold phased_common.bcf \
--map genetic_map.txt \
--output phased.bcf \
--thread 8
SHAPEIT5 with Reference Panel
# Improves phasing using reference haplotypes
shapeit5_phase_common \
--input input.vcf.gz \
--reference reference_panel.bcf \
--map genetic_map.txt \
--output phased.bcf \
--thread 8
Beagle with Reference Panel
# Use reference panel for better phasing
java -jar beagle.22Jul22.46e.jar \
gt=input.vcf.gz \
ref=reference.vcf.gz \
map=genetic_map.txt \
out=phased \
nthreads=8
Input Preparation
# Filter variants before phasing
bcftools view -m2 -M2 -v snps input.vcf.gz -Oz -o biallelic_snps.vcf.gz
# Remove missing genotypes (optional)
bcftools view -g ^miss biallelic_snps.vcf.gz -Oz -o no_missing.vcf.gz
# Normalize (important!)
bcftools norm -f reference.fa -Oz -o normalized.vcf.gz input.vcf.gz
Check Phasing Results
# View phased genotypes (| instead of /)
bcftools query -f '%CHROM\t%POS\t[%GT\t]\n' phased.vcf.gz | head
# Unphased: 0/1
# Phased: 0|1 or 1|0
# Count phased vs unphased
bcftools query -f '[%GT\n]' phased.vcf.gz | grep -c '|'
Genetic Maps
# Download genetic maps (GRCh38)
wget https://faculty.washington.edu/browning/beagle/genetic_maps/plink.GRCh38.map.zip
unzip plink.GRCh38.map.zip
# Format: chromosome position rate(cM/Mb) genetic_position(cM)
# chr1 55550 2.981822 0.000000
Key Parameters
| Parameter | Beagle | SHAPEIT5 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | nthreads | --thread | CPU threads |
| Window | window | --window | Analysis window size |
| Eff. pop size | ne | --effective-size | For LD modeling |
| Seed | seed | --seed | Random seed |
Memory Requirements
| Dataset Size | Beagle Memory | SHAPEIT5 Memory |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 samples | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| 10,000 samples | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| 100,000 samples | 64+ GB | 32 GB |
Phasing Accuracy Metrics
- Switch error rate: Rate of phase switches vs truth
- Mismatch error rate: Overall haplotype differences
- Measure using trio data or known haplotypes
Related Skills
- phasing-imputation/genotype-imputation - Impute after phasing
- phasing-imputation/reference-panels - Get reference data
- variant-calling/filtering-best-practices - Prepare input VCF
- population-genetics/linkage-disequilibrium - LD analysis
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