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+These are galaxy tools for SnpEff a variant annotation and effect prediction tool by Pablo Cingolani. 
+It annotates and predicts the effects of variants on genes (such as amino acid changes).
+( http://snpeff.sourceforge.net/ )
+
+This repository contains a tool_dependencies.xml file that will attempt to automatically install SnpEff and SnpSift.   
+
+This will use the default location for genome reference downloads from the snpEff.config:
+data_dir = ~/snpEff/data/
+You can manually edit the installed snpEff.config and change the location, or you can create a symbolic link to the desired data location from ~/snpEff.
+
+The genome reference options used by the tools:
+    "SnpEff"  snpEff.xml
+    "SnpEff Download" snpEff_download.xml
+are taken from: tool-data/snpeffect_genomedb.loc
+
+There are 2 datamanagers to download and install prebuilt SnpEff Genome databases:
+  data_manager_snpeff_databases - generates a list of available SnpEff genome databases into the tool-data/snpeff_databases.loc 
+  data_manager_snpeff_download - downloads a SnpEff genome database selected from: tool-data/snpeff_databases.loc and adds entries to snpeff_genomedb.loc,snpeff_regulationdb.loc,snpeff_annotations.loc 
+
+SnpEff citation:
+"A program for annotating and predicting the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms, SnpEff: SNPs in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster strain w1118; iso-2; iso-3.", Cingolani P, Platts A, Wang le L, Coon M, Nguyen T, Wang L, Land SJ, Lu X, Ruden DM. Fly (Austin). 2012 Apr-Jun;6(2):80-92. PMID: 22728672 [PubMed - in process]
+
+SnpSift citation:
+"Using Drosophila melanogaster as a model for genotoxic chemical mutational studies with a new program, SnpSift", Cingolani, P., et. al., Frontiers in Genetics, 3, 2012.