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In NGS data analysis, determining which fluorescence intensity values are bases, and improving the quality of the base calling, are the two keys to have reliable NGS results. In this article, we use threshold value and cross-talk matrix to solve the inappropriate influence on the fluorescence intensity values from different forms of noise interference, and then use the maximum value of a cluster to determine the base and its location. Besides, we use weighted averages method to determine the fluorescence intensity values of a base. In determining a read, we allow base at each cycle to have different positions on the tile. Our method is different from ILLUMINA, which uses fixed position for the base in one read. In the end, a simulation study is conducted to assess the performance of the proposed method.
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