To merge already finished analyses, click on ''Launch analysis'' and choose one of the options under “Merge existing analyses”. When the analyses to be merged were run from FASTQ input files, VarSome Clinical will perform joint calling on all samples to be merged. The allelic balance and the coverage for each sample will be displayed in the resulting variant table. Clicking on the coverage numbers opens a window showing the read coverage (JBrowse) for the selected variant in that sample.
If any of the parent analyses were instead run from VCF input data, then joint calling cannot be performed and so VarSome Clinical will merge the results of the original analyses directly.
The finished analysis will be displayed as shown in the image below. For analyses containing more than one sample:
The first entry corresponds to the main sample (Automated_merge_family_trio (n=3)), the merged analysis, and below are shown any sub-analyses applied to the parent merged analysis (for example De novo candidates (naive), De novo (strict), etc).
1. Family trio analysis
For a trio analysis, the mandatory fields are the analysis identifier, and the identifiers of the Proband, Mother and Father analyses. You can also select any of the listed algorithmic filters which will be applied to the analysis’ results. Please, click on the following icon 
to get the description of each filter. The algorithmic filters (eg. De novo candidates (naive)) are optional, and can be started at any moment. Click on “Start analysis” to launch the analysis.
2. Carrier analysis for a couple
Choose an identifier for the analysis, and an optional description. Then, on the right hand side, select the female and male samples that will be analysed. You can also select any of the listed algorithmic filters which will be applied to the analysis’ results. Please, click on the following icon to get the description of each filter. The algorithmic filters (eg. De novo candidates) are optional, and can be started at any moment. Click on “Start analysis” to launch the analysis.
3. Merge analyses
Select the option "Merge analyses" to merge analyses with no special settings. Simply set an identifier and select the analyses to be merged on the left hand side. Click on “Start analysis” to launch the analysis.
