# katdetectr
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# Introduction
`katdetectr` is an *R* package for the detection, characterization and visualization of localized hypermutated regions, often referred to as *kataegis*.
Please see the [Application Note](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.07.11.499364v1) (under submission) for additional background, details and performance evaluations of `katdetectr`.
The general workflow of `katdetectr` can be summarized as follows:
1. Import of genomic variants; VCF, MAF or VRanges objects.
2. Detection of kataegis foci.
3. Visualization of segmentation and kataegis foci.
Please see the vignette for an overview of the workflow in a step-by-step manner on publicly-available datasets which are included within this package.
## Citation
Not yet published.
## Installation
Download katdetectr from BioConductor:
```R
if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
install.packages("BiocManager")
BiocManager::install("katdetectr")
```
