RNA Expanded Metrics

RNA expanded metrics are provided for information only. They can be informative for troubleshooting but are provided without explicit specification limits and are not directly used for sample quality control. For additional guidance, contact Illumina Technical Support.

Metric
Description
Units

PCT_CHIMERIC_READS

Percentage of reads that are aligned as two segments which map to nonconsecutive regions in the genome.

%

PCT_ON_TARGET_READS

Percentage of reads that cross any part of the target region versus total reads. A read that partially maps to a target region is counted as on target.

%

SCALED_MEDIAN_GENE_COVERAGE

Median of median base coverage of genes scaled by length. An indication of median coverage depth of genes in the panel.

Count

TOTAL_PF_READS

Total number of reads passing filter.

Count

GENE_MEDIAN_COVERAGE

The median coverage depth of all genes in the panel.

Count

GENE_ABOVE_MEDIAN_CUTOFF

Number of genes above the median coverage cutoff.

Count

PER_GENE_MEDIAN_COVERAGE

Median deduped coverage across each gene (available in Logs_Intermediates only)

Count

PCT_SOFT_CLIPPED_BASES

percentage of based that were not used for alignment but retained as part of the alignment file

%

RNA_PCT_030_BASES

Average percentage of bases ≥ Q30. A prediction of the probability of an incorrect base call (Q‑score). Troubleshooting: An indicator of sequencing run quality, low Q30 across all samples on a run could be the result of run overclustering.

%

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