TCGA Open Data
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The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a landmark cancer genomics program, molecularly characterized over 20,000 primary cancer and matched normal samples spanning 33 cancer types[1]. The TCGA cancer data made available publically are two tiers: open or controlled access.
- Open access [available on Azure]: This dataset contains deindentified clinical and biospecimen data or summarized data that doesn't contain any individually identifiable information. The data types included are Gene expression, methylation beta values and protein quantification. DNA level datatype includes gene level copy number and masked copy number segment.
- Controlled access: This dataset is the individual level sequence data and requires approval through dbGap for access.
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This dataset is provided under the original terms that Microsoft received source data. The dataset may include data sourced from Microsoft.
Data source
This dataset is a mirror of TCGA Open Data
Data volumes and update frequency
This dataset contains approximately 387 GB
Storage location
This dataset is stored in the East US 2 Azure regions. Allocating compute resources in East US 2 is recommended for affinity.
Data access
East US 2: 'https://datasettcga.blob.core.windows.net/dataset'
SAS Token: ?sp=rl&st=2022-10-07T19:43:37Z&se=2030-10-02T03:43:37Z&spr=https&sv=2021-06-08&sr=c&sig=9YgXjisOpHJNgdeMb5lOOzBhA38PWGM8g2DHjo9A5Cs%3D
Use terms
Data is available without restrictions. For more information and citation details, see the TCGA Program page
Contact
For questions regarding TCGA data and program: https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/ccg/research/structural-genomics/tcga/contact
Next steps
View the rest of the datasets in the Open Datasets catalog.