An 8-column target regions BED file format is for fusion panels.
In an 8-column target regions BED file, the coordinates lines require the following tab-separated fields. The format is similar to the 6-column target regions BED file, with two additional columns. The additional columns are score and strand.
Field
Type
Description
chrom
String (chars ≥ 0x20, other than \tab)
The name of the chromosome. This name must be an exact match with a chromosome in the reference.
chromStart
Unsigned int64
The starting position of the feature (zero-based).
chromEnd
Unsigned int64
The ending position of the feature (not inclusive). Must be greater than chromStart.
AmpliconID
String
Amplicon ID. If missing, the following string is used "chrom" + ":" + "chromStart" + "-" + "chromEnd"
ID
String
A customer-specified ID. If missing, set to '.'. This field is not used.
