{"title":"An algorithm combining discrete and continuous methods for optical mapping.","authors":"R M Karp, I Pe'er, R Shamir","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Optical mapping is a novel technique for generating the restriction map of a DNA molecule by observing many single, partially digested, copies of it, using fluorescence microscopy. The real-life problem is complicated by numerous factors: false positive and false negative cut observations, inaccurate location measurements, unknown orientations and faulty molecules. We present an algorithm for solving the real-life problem. The algorithm combines continuous optimization and combinatorial algorithms, applied to a non-uniform discretization of the data. We present encouraging results on real experimental data.</p>","PeriodicalId":79420,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings. International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Proceedings. International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Optical mapping is a novel technique for generating the restriction map of a DNA molecule by observing many single, partially digested, copies of it, using fluorescence microscopy. The real-life problem is complicated by numerous factors: false positive and false negative cut observations, inaccurate location measurements, unknown orientations and faulty molecules. We present an algorithm for solving the real-life problem. The algorithm combines continuous optimization and combinatorial algorithms, applied to a non-uniform discretization of the data. We present encouraging results on real experimental data.