TY - JOUR T1 - Genome build information is an essential part of genomic track files JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/120923 SP - 120923 AU - Chakravarthi Kanduri AU - Diana Domanska AU - Eivind Hovig AU - Geir Kjetil Sandve Y1 - 2017/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/03/27/120923.abstract N2 - Genomic locations are represented as coordinates on a specific genome build version, but the build information is frequently missing when coordinates are provided. It is essential to correctly interpret and analyse the genomic intervals contained in genomic track files. Here, we demonstrate that this crucial metadatum (or rather datum) is often isolated from the genomic track files in public repositories and journal articles, which could be a major time thief. We propose best practices to ensure that genome build version is always carried along with genomic track files. Although not a substitute to the best practices, we also provide a tool to predict the genome build version of genomic track files. ER -