Table 1 Variant allele frequency underestimation due to overlapping primer site.

From: BAMClipper: removing primers from alignments to minimize false-negative mutations in amplicon next-generation sequencing

Sample

Mutation

VAF

Overlap with other primer site?

VAF underestimation

Approach 2

Approach 3

NDH1

BRCA1 c.4372C>T

9%

51%

Yes

82%

PMH1

BRCA2 c.8023A>G

19%

49%

Yes

61%

TWH1

BRCA2 c.1261C>T

50%

74%

Yes

32%

TWH2

BRCA2 c.3109C>T

51%

51%

No

0%

TWH3

BRCA1 c.502A>T

17%

46%

Yes

63%

QMH1

BRCA1 c.3858_3861del

60%

72%

Yes

17%