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Table 11 Root mean squared error (RMSE) between true and estimated repeat numbers with allelotype using the original BAM file of 10 × and those realigned with STR-realigner, ReviSTER, GATK IndelRealigner, and allelotype with --realign option for all the STR regions. The best result is underlined

From: STR-realigner: a realignment method for short tandem repeat regions

Period

No. of regions

STR-realigner

ReviSTER

IndelRealigner

--realign option

Original BAM

1

5345

2.477

2.695

6.017

6.009

6.009

2

1160

3.545

3.740

6.948

6.885

6.899

3

517

3.566

3.728

6.898

6.843

6.843

4

1433

3.754

3.818

7.476

7.417

7.431

5

668

3.910

4.469

8.760

8.762

8.762

6

472

4.319

4.265

8.232

8.217

8.233

Total

9595

3.116

3.309

6.752

6.727

6.732