Mehari is a software package for annotating VCF files with variant effect/consequence. The program uses hgvs-rs for projecting genomic variants to transcripts and proteins and thus has high prediction quality.
Other popular tools offering variant effect/consequence prediction include:
Mehari offers predictions that aim to mirror VariantValidator, the gold standard for HGVS variant descriptions. Further, it is written in the Rust programming language and can be used as a library for users' Rust software.
Mehari can import public sequence variant frequency databases. The supported set slightly differs between import for GRCh37 and GRCh38.
GRCh37
- gnomAD r2.1.1 Exomes
gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.vcf.bgz
- gnomAD r2.1.1 Genomes
gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.vcf.bgz
- gnomAD v3.1 mtDNA
gnomad.genomes.v3.1.sites.chrM.vcf.bgz
- HelixMTdb
HelixMTdb_20200327.tsv
GRCh38
- gnomAD r2.1.1 lift-over Exomes
gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.liftover_grch38.vcf.bgz
- gnomAD v3.1 Genomes
gnomad.genomes.v3.1.2.sites.$CHROM.vcf.bgz
- gnomAD v3.1 mtDNA
gnomad.genomes.v3.1.sites.chrM.vcf.bgz
- HelixMTdb
HelixMTdb_20200327.tsv
To reduce compile times, we recommend using a pre-built version of rocksdb
, either from the system package manager or e.g. via conda
:
# Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install librocksdb-dev
# Conda
conda install -c conda-forge rocksdb
In either case, either add
[env]
ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR = "/usr/lib/" # in case of the system package manager, adjust the path accordingly for conda
SNAPPY_LIB_DIR = "/usr/lib/" # same as above
to .cargo/config.toml
or set the environment variables ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR
and SNAPPY_LIB_DIR
to the appropriate paths:
export ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR=/usr/lib/
export SNAPPY_LIB_DIR=/usr/lib/
By default, the environment variables are defined in the .cargo/config.toml
as described above, i.e. may need adjustments if not using the system package manager.
To build the project, run:
cargo build --release
To install the project locally, run:
cargo install --path .
rm -rf /tmp/out ; cargo run -- db create seqvar-freqs --path-output-db /tmp/out --genome-release grch38 --path-helix-mtdb ~/Downloads/HelixMTdb_20200327.vcf.gz --path-gnomad-mtdna ~/Downloads/gnomad.genomes.v3.1.sites.chrM.vcf.bgz --path-gnomad-exomes-xy tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf --path-gnomad-exomes-xy tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf --path-gnomad-genomes-xy tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf --path-gnomad-genomes-xy tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf --path-gnomad-exomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf --path-gnomad-exomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf --path-gnomad-genomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf --path-gnomad-genomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf
rm -rf /tmp/out ; cargo run -- db create seqvar-freqs --path-output-db /tmp/out --genome-release grch37 --path-gnomad-mtdna ~/Downloads/gnomad.genomes.v3.1.sites.chrM.vcf.bgz --path-gnomad-exomes-xy tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf --path-gnomad-exomes-xy tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf --path-gnomad-genomes-xy tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-37/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf --path-gnomad-exomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf --path-gnomad-exomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf --path-gnomad-genomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf --path-gnomad-genomes-auto tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2
prepare()
{
in=$1
out=$2
zcat $in \
| head -n 5000 \
| grep ^# \
> $out
zcat $in \
| grep -v ^# \
| head -n 3 \
>> $out
}
base=/data/sshfs/data/gpfs-1/groups/cubi/work/projects/2021-07-20_varfish-db-downloader-holtgrewe/varfish-db-downloader/
mkdir -p tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/{12,xy}-{37,38}
## 37 exomes
prepare \
$base/GRCh37/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh37/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh37/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh37/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-37/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf
## 37 genomes
prepare \
$base/GRCh37/gnomAD_genomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh37/gnomAD_genomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-37/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh37/gnomAD_genomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-37/gnomad.genomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf
## 38 exomes
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_exomes/r2.1.1/download/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.exomes.r2.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf
## 38 genomes
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_genomes/r3.1.1/download/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chr1.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_genomes/r3.1.1/download/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/12-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chr2.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_genomes/r3.1.1/download/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chrX.vcf
prepare \
$base/GRCh38/gnomAD_genomes/r3.1.1/download/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf.bgz \
tests/data/db/create/seqvar_freqs/xy-38/gnomad.genomes.r3.1.1.sites.chrY.vcf
Building tx database
cd hgvs-rs-data
seqrepo --root-directory seqrepo-data/master init
mkdir -p mirror/ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/refseq/H_sapiens/mRNA_Prot
cd !$
wget https://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/refseq/H_sapiens/mRNA_Prot/human.files.installed
parallel -j 16 'wget https://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/refseq/H_sapiens/mRNA_Prot/{}' ::: $(cut -f 2 human.files.installed | grep fna)
cd -
mkdir -p mirror/ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-108/fasta/homo_sapiens/cdna
cd !$
wget https://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-108/fasta/homo_sapiens/cdna/Homo_sapiens.GRCh38.cdna.all.fa.gz
cd -
mkdir -p mirror/ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-108/fasta/homo_sapiens/ncrna
cd !$
wget https://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-109/fasta/homo_sapiens/ncrna/Homo_sapiens.GRCh38.ncrna.fa.gz
cd -
mkdir -p mirror/ftp.ensembl.org/pub/grch37/release-108/fasta/homo_sapiens/cdna/
cd !$
wget https://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/grch37/release-108/fasta/homo_sapiens/cdna/Homo_sapiens.GRCh37.cdna.all.fa.gz
cd -
mkdir -p mirror/ftp.ensembl.org/pub/grch37/release-108/fasta/homo_sapiens/ncrna/
cd !$
wget https://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/grch37/release-108/fasta/homo_sapiens/ncrna/Homo_sapiens.GRCh37.ncrna.fa.gz
cd -
seqrepo --root-directory seqrepo-data/master load -n NCBI $(find mirror/ftp.ncbi.nih.gov -name '*.fna.gz' | sort)
seqrepo --root-directory seqrepo-data/master load -n ENSEMBL $(find mirror/ftp.ensembl.org -name '*.fa.gz' | sort)
cd ../mehari
cargo run --release -- \
-v \
db create txs \
--path-out /tmp/txs-out.bin.zst \
--path-lable-tsv PATH_TO_MANE_LABEL.tsv \
--path-cdot-json ../cdot-0.2.21.ensembl.grch37_grch38.json.gz \
--path-cdot-json ../cdot-0.2.21.refseq.grch37_grch38.json.gz \
--path-seqrepo-instance ../hgvs-rs-data/seqrepo-data/master/master
You will need a recent version of protoc, e.g.:
# bash utils/install-protoc.sh
# export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/share/protoc/bin