REF and ALT tracks look identical even with high raw_score and quantile_score

Hi there!

Thanks for reaching out.

If your REF and ALT tracks appear visually similar despite high differences inraw_score it is likely that plot scaling is masking the difference. Try reducing the interval within plot_components to zoom in along the X axis for better visibility of differences.

It is also possible to have small change in raw_score between REF and ALT despite a high quantile_score. The quantile_score represents the percentile rank of the raw_score compared to a background distribution of common variants, standardizing the predicted impact across different scales rather than reflecting visual magnitude. So even if the change in raw_score is small in absolute numbers, it may be extremely unusual and significant compared to typical background noise and therefore yield a high absolute quantile_score.

Interpretation should primarily rely on the calculated variant scores rather than visual differences.

Kind regards,

Nicolene