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Preface to the Second Edition
When I started working on the second edition of Next- Generation Sequencing
Data Analysis, my primary goal was to add new chapters and contents on
clinical sequencing, single-cell sequencing, and third- generation sequencing
(i.e., long reads) data analyses. These contents were either absent, or only
briey discussed, in the rst edition. For example, data processing for clinical
applications, where NGS has a direct impact on public health, was absent, and
a new chapter that covers clinical sequencing data QA/ QC, standard analysis
pipeline, and clinical interpretation is benecial to the community. The dra ...