The panel carries ~27 chrX amplicons that we default-drop. For a host/donor pair of the same sex they are usable informative markers; inferring sex from the data and keeping chrX when it matches adds markers, which matters most at low fractions where every informative marker counts.
Evidence: [speculative]. Low priority. Was part of Step 34 in the retired overall plan. (The other Step 34 item, input-quality QC predicting poor fits, is covered by the per-sample coverage-uniformity + allele-balance checks in #38.)
The panel carries ~27 chrX amplicons that we default-drop. For a host/donor pair of the same sex they are usable informative markers; inferring sex from the data and keeping chrX when it matches adds markers, which matters most at low fractions where every informative marker counts.
Evidence:
[speculative]. Low priority. Was part of Step 34 in the retired overall plan. (The other Step 34 item, input-quality QC predicting poor fits, is covered by the per-sample coverage-uniformity + allele-balance checks in #38.)