bam2bcf_indel.c

/*  bam2bcf_indel.c -- indel caller.

    Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Broad Institute.
    Copyright (C) 2012-2014, 2019 Genome Research Ltd.

    Author: Heng Li <lh3@sanger.ac.uk>

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#include <config.h>

#include <assert.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "htslib/hts.h"
#include "htslib/sam.h"
#include "bam2bcf.h"
#include "htslib/khash.h"
KHASH_SET_INIT_STR(rg)

#include "htslib/ksort.h"
KSORT_INIT_GENERIC(uint32_t)

#define MINUS_CONST 0x10000000
#define INDEL_WINDOW_SIZE 50

void *bcf_call_add_rg(void *_hash, const char *hdtext, const char *list)
{
    const char *s, *p, *q, *r, *t;
    khash_t(rg) *hash;
    if (list == 0 || hdtext == 0) return _hash;
    if (_hash == 0) _hash = kh_init(rg);
    hash = (khash_t(rg)*)_hash;
    if ((s = strstr(hdtext, "@RG\t")) == 0) return hash;
    do {
        t = strstr(s + 4, "@RG\t"); // the next @RG
        if ((p = strstr(s, "\tID:")) != 0) p += 4;
        if ((q = strstr(s, "\tPL:")) != 0) q += 4;
        if (p && q && (t == 0 || (p < t && q < t))) { // ID and PL are both present
            int lp, lq;
            char *x;
            for (r = p; *r && *r != '\t' && *r != '\n'; ++r) { }
            lp = r - p;
            for (r = q; *r && *r != '\t' && *r != '\n'; ++r) { }
            lq = r - q;
            x = calloc((lp > lq? lp : lq) + 1, 1);
            for (r = q; *r && *r != '\t' && *r != '\n'; ++r) x[r-q] = *r;
            if (strstr(list, x)) { // insert ID to the hash table
                khint_t k;
                int ret;
                for (r = p; *r && *r != '\t' && *r != '\n'; ++r) x[r-p] = *r;
                x[r-p] = 0;
                k = kh_get(rg, hash, x);
                if (k == kh_end(hash)) k = kh_put(rg, hash, x, &ret);
                else free(x);
            } else free(x);
        }
        s = t;
    } while (s);
    return hash;
}

void bcf_call_del_rghash(void *_hash)
{
    khint_t k;
    khash_t(rg) *hash = (khash_t(rg)*)_hash;
    if (hash == 0) return;
    for (k = kh_begin(hash); k < kh_end(hash); ++k)
        if (kh_exist(hash, k))
            free((char*)kh_key(hash, k));
    kh_destroy(rg, hash);
}

static int tpos2qpos(const bam1_core_t *c, const uint32_t *cigar, hts_pos_t tpos, hts_pos_t is_left, hts_pos_t *_tpos)
{
    int k, y = 0, last_y = 0;
    hts_pos_t x = c->pos;
    *_tpos = c->pos;
    for (k = 0; k < c->n_cigar; ++k) {
        int op = cigar[k] & BAM_CIGAR_MASK;
        int l = cigar[k] >> BAM_CIGAR_SHIFT;
        if (op == BAM_CMATCH || op == BAM_CEQUAL || op == BAM_CDIFF) {
            if (c->pos > tpos) return y;
            if (x + l > tpos) {
                *_tpos = tpos;
                return y + (tpos - x);
            }
            x += l; y += l;
            last_y = y;
        } else if (op == BAM_CINS || op == BAM_CSOFT_CLIP) y += l;
        else if (op == BAM_CDEL || op == BAM_CREF_SKIP) {
            if (x + l > tpos) {
                *_tpos = is_left? x : x + l;
                return y;
            }
            x += l;
        }
    }
    *_tpos = x;
    return last_y;
}
// FIXME: check if the inserted sequence is consistent with the homopolymer run
// l is the relative gap length and l_run is the length of the homopolymer on the reference
static inline int est_seqQ(const bcf_callaux_t *bca, int l, int l_run)
{
    int q, qh;
    q = bca->openQ + bca->extQ * (abs(l) - 1);
    qh = l_run >= 3? (int)(bca->tandemQ * (double)abs(l) / l_run + .499) : 1000;
    return q < qh? q : qh;
}

static inline int est_indelreg(hts_pos_t pos, const char *ref, int l, char *ins4)
{
    int j, max = 0, score = 0;
    hts_pos_t i, max_i = pos;
    l = abs(l);
    for (i = pos + 1, j = 0; ref[i]; ++i, ++j) {
        if (ins4) score += (toupper(ref[i]) != "ACGTN"[(int)ins4[j%l]])? -10 : 1;
        else score += (toupper(ref[i]) != toupper(ref[pos+1+j%l]))? -10 : 1;
        if (score < 0) break;
        if (max < score) max = score, max_i = i;
    }
    return max_i - pos;
}

/*
    notes:
        - n .. number of samples
        - the routine sets bam_pileup1_t.aux of each read as follows:
            - 6: unused
            - 6: the call; index to bcf_callaux_t.indel_types   .. (aux>>16)&0x3f
            - 8: estimated sequence quality                     .. (aux>>8)&0xff
            - 8: indel quality                                  .. aux&0xff
 */
int bcf_call_gap_prep(int n, int *n_plp, bam_pileup1_t **plp, hts_pos_t pos, bcf_callaux_t *bca, const char *ref,
                      const void *rghash)
{
    int s, k, t, n_types, *types, max_rd_len, max_ins, *score1, *score2, max_ref2;
    int N, K, l_run, ref_type, n_alt;
    hts_pos_t i, j, left, right;
    char *inscns = 0, *ref2, *query, **ref_sample;
    khash_t(rg) *hash = (khash_t(rg)*)rghash;
    if (ref == 0 || bca == 0) return -1;
    // mark filtered reads
    if (rghash) {
        N = 0;
        for (s = N = 0; s < n; ++s) {
            for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i) {
                bam_pileup1_t *p = plp[s] + i;
                const uint8_t *rg = bam_aux_get(p->b, "RG");
                p->aux = 1; // filtered by default
                if (rg) {
                    khint_t k = kh_get(rg, hash, (const char*)(rg + 1));
                    if (k != kh_end(hash)) p->aux = 0, ++N; // not filtered
                }
            }
        }
        if (N == 0) return -1; // no reads left
    }
    // determine if there is a gap
    for (s = N = 0; s < n; ++s) {
        for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i)
            if (plp[s][i].indel != 0) break;
        if (i < n_plp[s]) break;
    }
    if (s == n) return -1; // there is no indel at this position.
    for (s = N = 0; s < n; ++s) N += n_plp[s]; // N is the total number of reads
    { // find out how many types of indels are present
        bca->max_support = bca->max_frac = 0;
        int m, n_alt = 0, n_tot = 0, indel_support_ok = 0;
        uint32_t *aux;
        aux = calloc(N + 1, 4);
        m = max_rd_len = 0;
        aux[m++] = MINUS_CONST; // zero indel is always a type
        for (s = 0; s < n; ++s) {
            int na = 0, nt = 0;
            for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i) {
                const bam_pileup1_t *p = plp[s] + i;
                if (rghash == 0 || p->aux == 0) {
                    ++nt;
                    if (p->indel != 0) {
                        ++na;
                        aux[m++] = MINUS_CONST + p->indel;
                    }
                }
                j = bam_cigar2qlen(p->b->core.n_cigar, bam_get_cigar(p->b));
                if (j > max_rd_len) max_rd_len = j;
            }
            double frac = (double)na/nt;
            if ( !indel_support_ok && na >= bca->min_support && frac >= bca->min_frac )
                indel_support_ok = 1;
            if ( na > bca->max_support && frac > 0 ) bca->max_support = na, bca->max_frac = frac;
            n_alt += na;
            n_tot += nt;
        }
        // To prevent long stretches of N's to be mistaken for indels (sometimes thousands of bases),
        //  check the number of N's in the sequence and skip places where half or more reference bases are Ns.
        int nN=0; for (i=pos; i-pos<max_rd_len && ref[i]; i++) if ( ref[i]=='N' ) nN++;
        if ( nN*2>(i-pos) ) { free(aux); return -1; }

        ks_introsort(uint32_t, m, aux);
        // squeeze out identical types
        for (i = 1, n_types = 1; i < m; ++i)
            if (aux[i] != aux[i-1]) ++n_types;
        // Taking totals makes it hard to call rare indels
        if ( !bca->per_sample_flt )
            indel_support_ok = ( (double)n_alt / n_tot < bca->min_frac || n_alt < bca->min_support ) ? 0 : 1;
        if ( n_types == 1 || !indel_support_ok ) { // then skip
            free(aux); return -1;
        }
        if (n_types >= 64) {
            free(aux);
            // TODO revisit how/whether to control printing this warning
            if (hts_verbose >= 2)
                fprintf(stderr, "[%s] excessive INDEL alleles at position %"PRIhts_pos". Skip the position.\n", __func__, pos + 1);
            return -1;
        }
        types = (int*)calloc(n_types, sizeof(int));
        t = 0;
        types[t++] = aux[0] - MINUS_CONST;
        for (i = 1; i < m; ++i)
            if (aux[i] != aux[i-1])
                types[t++] = aux[i] - MINUS_CONST;
        free(aux);
        for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t)
            if (types[t] == 0) break;
        ref_type = t; // the index of the reference type (0)
    }
    { // calculate left and right boundary
        left = pos > INDEL_WINDOW_SIZE? pos - INDEL_WINDOW_SIZE : 0;
        right = pos + INDEL_WINDOW_SIZE;
        if (types[0] < 0) right -= types[0];
        // in case the alignments stand out the reference
        for (i = pos; i < right; ++i)
            if (ref[i] == 0) break;
        right = i;
    }
    /* The following block fixes a long-existing flaw in the INDEL
     * calling model: the interference of nearby SNPs. However, it also
     * reduces the power because sometimes, substitutions caused by
     * indels are not distinguishable from true mutations. Multiple
     * sequence realignment helps to increase the power.
     *
     * Masks mismatches present in at least 70% of the reads with 'N'.
     */
    { // construct per-sample consensus
        int L = right - left + 1, max_i, max2_i;
        uint32_t *cns, max, max2;
        char *ref0, *r;
        ref_sample = calloc(n, sizeof(char*));
        cns = calloc(L, 4);
        ref0 = calloc(L, 1);
        for (i = 0; i < right - left; ++i)
            ref0[i] = seq_nt16_table[(int)ref[i+left]];
        for (s = 0; s < n; ++s) {
            r = ref_sample[s] = calloc(L, 1);
            memset(cns, 0, sizeof(int) * L);
            // collect ref and non-ref counts
            for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i) {
                bam_pileup1_t *p = plp[s] + i;
                bam1_t *b = p->b;
                uint32_t *cigar = bam_get_cigar(b);
                uint8_t *seq = bam_get_seq(b);
                hts_pos_t x = b->core.pos, y = 0;
                for (k = 0; k < b->core.n_cigar; ++k) {
                    int op = cigar[k]&0xf;
                    int j, l = cigar[k]>>4;
                    if (op == BAM_CMATCH || op == BAM_CEQUAL || op == BAM_CDIFF) {
                        for (j = 0; j < l; ++j)
                            if (x + j >= left && x + j < right)
                                cns[x+j-left] += (bam_seqi(seq, y+j) == ref0[x+j-left])? 1 : 0x10000;
                        x += l; y += l;
                    } else if (op == BAM_CDEL || op == BAM_CREF_SKIP) x += l;
                    else if (op == BAM_CINS || op == BAM_CSOFT_CLIP) y += l;
                }
            }
            // determine the consensus
            for (i = 0; i < right - left; ++i) r[i] = ref0[i];
            max = max2 = 0; max_i = max2_i = -1;
            for (i = 0; i < right - left; ++i) {
                if (cns[i]>>16 >= max>>16) max2 = max, max2_i = max_i, max = cns[i], max_i = i;
                else if (cns[i]>>16 >= max2>>16) max2 = cns[i], max2_i = i;
            }
            if ((double)(max&0xffff) / ((max&0xffff) + (max>>16)) >= 0.7) max_i = -1;
            if ((double)(max2&0xffff) / ((max2&0xffff) + (max2>>16)) >= 0.7) max2_i = -1;
            if (max_i >= 0) r[max_i] = 15;
            if (max2_i >= 0) r[max2_i] = 15;
            //for (i = 0; i < right - left; ++i) fputc("=ACMGRSVTWYHKDBN"[(int)r[i]], stderr); fputc('\n', stderr);
        }
        free(ref0); free(cns);
    }
    { // the length of the homopolymer run around the current position
        int c = seq_nt16_table[(int)ref[pos + 1]];
        if (c == 15) l_run = 1;
        else {
            for (i = pos + 2; ref[i]; ++i)
                if (seq_nt16_table[(int)ref[i]] != c) break;
            l_run = i;
            for (i = pos; i >= 0; --i)
                if (seq_nt16_table[(int)ref[i]] != c) break;
            l_run -= i + 1;
        }
    }
    // construct the consensus sequence
    max_ins = types[n_types - 1];   // max_ins is at least 0
    if (max_ins > 0) {
        int *inscns_aux = calloc(5 * n_types * max_ins, sizeof(int));
        // count the number of occurrences of each base at each position for each type of insertion
        for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) {
            if (types[t] > 0) {
                for (s = 0; s < n; ++s) {
                    for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i) {
                        bam_pileup1_t *p = plp[s] + i;
                        if (p->indel == types[t]) {
                            uint8_t *seq = bam_get_seq(p->b);
                            for (k = 1; k <= p->indel; ++k) {
                                int c = seq_nt16_int[bam_seqi(seq, p->qpos + k)];
                                assert(c<5);
                                ++inscns_aux[(t*max_ins+(k-1))*5 + c];
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        // use the majority rule to construct the consensus
        inscns = calloc(n_types * max_ins, 1);
        for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) {
            for (j = 0; j < types[t]; ++j) {
                int max = 0, max_k = -1, *ia = &inscns_aux[(t*max_ins+j)*5];
                for (k = 0; k < 5; ++k)
                    if (ia[k] > max)
                        max = ia[k], max_k = k;
                inscns[t*max_ins + j] = max? max_k : 4;
                if ( max_k==4 ) { types[t] = 0; break; } // discard insertions which contain N's
            }
        }
        free(inscns_aux);
    }
    // compute the likelihood given each type of indel for each read
    max_ref2 = right - left + 2 + 2 * (max_ins > -types[0]? max_ins : -types[0]);
    ref2  = calloc(max_ref2, 1);
    query = calloc(right - left + max_rd_len + max_ins + 2, 1);
    score1 = calloc(N * n_types, sizeof(int));
    score2 = calloc(N * n_types, sizeof(int));
    bca->indelreg = 0;
    for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) {
        int l, ir;
        probaln_par_t apf1 = { 1e-4, 1e-2, 10 }, apf2 = { 1e-6, 1e-3, 10 };
        apf1.bw = apf2.bw = abs(types[t]) + 3;
        // compute indelreg
        if (types[t] == 0) ir = 0;
        else if (types[t] > 0) ir = est_indelreg(pos, ref, types[t], &inscns[t*max_ins]);
        else ir = est_indelreg(pos, ref, -types[t], 0);
        if (ir > bca->indelreg) bca->indelreg = ir;
//      fprintf(stderr, "%d, %d, %d\n", pos, types[t], ir);
        // realignment
        for (s = K = 0; s < n; ++s) {
            // write ref2
            for (k = 0, j = left; j <= pos; ++j)
                ref2[k++] = seq_nt16_int[(int)ref_sample[s][j-left]];
            if (types[t] <= 0) j += -types[t];
            else for (l = 0; l < types[t]; ++l)
                     ref2[k++] = inscns[t*max_ins + l];
            for (; j < right && ref[j]; ++j)
                ref2[k++] = seq_nt16_int[(int)ref_sample[s][j-left]];
            for (; k < max_ref2; ++k) ref2[k] = 4;
            if (j < right) right = j;
            // align each read to ref2
            for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i, ++K) {
                bam_pileup1_t *p = plp[s] + i;
                int qbeg, qend, sc, kk;
                hts_pos_t tbeg, tend;
                uint8_t *seq = bam_get_seq(p->b);
                uint32_t *cigar = bam_get_cigar(p->b);
                if (p->b->core.flag&4) continue; // unmapped reads
                // FIXME: the following loop should be better moved outside; nonetheless, realignment should be much slower anyway.
                for (kk = 0; kk < p->b->core.n_cigar; ++kk)
                    if ((cigar[kk]&BAM_CIGAR_MASK) == BAM_CREF_SKIP) break;
                if (kk < p->b->core.n_cigar) continue;
                // FIXME: the following skips soft clips, but using them may be more sensitive.
                // determine the start and end of sequences for alignment
                qbeg = tpos2qpos(&p->b->core, bam_get_cigar(p->b), left,  0, &tbeg);
                qend = tpos2qpos(&p->b->core, bam_get_cigar(p->b), right, 1, &tend);
                if (types[t] < 0) {
                    int l = -types[t];
                    tbeg = tbeg - l > left?  tbeg - l : left;
                }
                // write the query sequence
                for (l = qbeg; l < qend; ++l)
                    query[l - qbeg] = seq_nt16_int[bam_seqi(seq, l)];
                { // do realignment; this is the bottleneck
                    const uint8_t *qual = bam_get_qual(p->b), *bq;
                    uint8_t *qq;
                    if (qend < qbeg) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "Impossible data in bcf_call_gap_prep\n");
                        exit(1);
                    }
                    qq = calloc(qend - qbeg, 1);
                    bq = (uint8_t*)bam_aux_get(p->b, "ZQ");
                    if (bq) ++bq; // skip type
                    for (l = qbeg; l < qend; ++l) {
                        qq[l - qbeg] = bq? qual[l] + (bq[l] - 64) : qual[l];
                        if (qq[l - qbeg] > 30) qq[l - qbeg] = 30;
                        if (qq[l - qbeg] < 7) qq[l - qbeg] = 7;
                    }
                    sc = probaln_glocal((uint8_t*)ref2 + tbeg - left, tend - tbeg + abs(types[t]),
                                        (uint8_t*)query, qend - qbeg, qq, &apf1, 0, 0);
                    l = (int)(100. * sc / (qend - qbeg) + .499); // used for adjusting indelQ below
                    if (l > 255) l = 255;
                    score1[K*n_types + t] = score2[K*n_types + t] = sc<<8 | l;
                    if (sc > 5) {
                        sc = probaln_glocal((uint8_t*)ref2 + tbeg - left, tend - tbeg + abs(types[t]),
                                            (uint8_t*)query, qend - qbeg, qq, &apf2, 0, 0);
                        l = (int)(100. * sc / (qend - qbeg) + .499);
                        if (l > 255) l = 255;
                        score2[K*n_types + t] = sc<<8 | l;
                    }
                    free(qq);
                }
/*
                for (l = 0; l < tend - tbeg + abs(types[t]); ++l)
                    fputc("ACGTN"[(int)ref2[tbeg-left+l]], stderr);
                fputc('\n', stderr);
                for (l = 0; l < qend - qbeg; ++l) fputc("ACGTN"[(int)query[l]], stderr);
                fputc('\n', stderr);
                fprintf(stderr, "pos=%d type=%d read=%d:%d name=%s qbeg=%d tbeg=%d score=%d\n", pos, types[t], s, i, bam1_qname(p->b), qbeg, tbeg, sc);
*/
            }
        }
    }
    free(ref2); free(query);
    { // compute indelQ
        int sc_a[16], sumq_a[16];
        int tmp, *sc = sc_a, *sumq = sumq_a;
        if (n_types > 16) {
            sc   = (int *)malloc(n_types * sizeof(int));
            sumq = (int *)malloc(n_types * sizeof(int));
        }
        memset(sumq, 0, n_types * sizeof(int));
        for (s = K = 0; s < n; ++s) {
            for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i, ++K) {
                bam_pileup1_t *p = plp[s] + i;
                int *sct = &score1[K*n_types], indelQ1, indelQ2, seqQ, indelQ;
                for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) sc[t] = sct[t]<<6 | t;
                for (t = 1; t < n_types; ++t) // insertion sort
                    for (j = t; j > 0 && sc[j] < sc[j-1]; --j)
                        tmp = sc[j], sc[j] = sc[j-1], sc[j-1] = tmp;
                /* errmod_cal() assumes that if the call is wrong, the
                 * likelihoods of other events are equal. This is about
                 * right for substitutions, but is not desired for
                 * indels. To reuse errmod_cal(), I have to make
                 * compromise for multi-allelic indels.
                 */
                if ((sc[0]&0x3f) == ref_type) {
                    indelQ1 = (sc[1]>>14) - (sc[0]>>14);
                    seqQ = est_seqQ(bca, types[sc[1]&0x3f], l_run);
                } else {
                    for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) // look for the reference type
                        if ((sc[t]&0x3f) == ref_type) break;
                    indelQ1 = (sc[t]>>14) - (sc[0]>>14);
                    seqQ = est_seqQ(bca, types[sc[0]&0x3f], l_run);
                }
                tmp = sc[0]>>6 & 0xff;
                indelQ1 = tmp > 111? 0 : (int)((1. - tmp/111.) * indelQ1 + .499); // reduce indelQ
                sct = &score2[K*n_types];
                for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) sc[t] = sct[t]<<6 | t;
                for (t = 1; t < n_types; ++t) // insertion sort
                    for (j = t; j > 0 && sc[j] < sc[j-1]; --j)
                        tmp = sc[j], sc[j] = sc[j-1], sc[j-1] = tmp;
                if ((sc[0]&0x3f) == ref_type) {
                    indelQ2 = (sc[1]>>14) - (sc[0]>>14);
                } else {
                    for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) // look for the reference type
                        if ((sc[t]&0x3f) == ref_type) break;
                    indelQ2 = (sc[t]>>14) - (sc[0]>>14);
                }
                tmp = sc[0]>>6 & 0xff;
                indelQ2 = tmp > 111? 0 : (int)((1. - tmp/111.) * indelQ2 + .499);
                // pick the smaller between indelQ1 and indelQ2
                indelQ = indelQ1 < indelQ2? indelQ1 : indelQ2;
                if (indelQ > 255) indelQ = 255;
                if (seqQ > 255) seqQ = 255;
                p->aux = (sc[0]&0x3f)<<16 | seqQ<<8 | indelQ; // use 22 bits in total
                sumq[sc[0]&0x3f] += indelQ < seqQ? indelQ : seqQ;
//              fprintf(stderr, "pos=%d read=%d:%d name=%s call=%d indelQ=%d seqQ=%d\n", pos, s, i, bam1_qname(p->b), types[sc[0]&0x3f], indelQ, seqQ);
            }
        }
        // determine bca->indel_types[] and bca->inscns
        bca->maxins = max_ins;
        bca->inscns = realloc(bca->inscns, bca->maxins * 4);
        for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t)
            sumq[t] = sumq[t]<<6 | t;
        for (t = 1; t < n_types; ++t) // insertion sort
            for (j = t; j > 0 && sumq[j] > sumq[j-1]; --j)
                tmp = sumq[j], sumq[j] = sumq[j-1], sumq[j-1] = tmp;
        for (t = 0; t < n_types; ++t) // look for the reference type
            if ((sumq[t]&0x3f) == ref_type) break;
        if (t) { // then move the reference type to the first
            tmp = sumq[t];
            for (; t > 0; --t) sumq[t] = sumq[t-1];
            sumq[0] = tmp;
        }
        for (t = 0; t < 4; ++t) bca->indel_types[t] = B2B_INDEL_NULL;
        for (t = 0; t < 4 && t < n_types; ++t) {
            bca->indel_types[t] = types[sumq[t]&0x3f];
            memcpy(&bca->inscns[t * bca->maxins], &inscns[(sumq[t]&0x3f) * max_ins], bca->maxins);
        }
        // update p->aux
        for (s = n_alt = 0; s < n; ++s) {
            for (i = 0; i < n_plp[s]; ++i) {
                bam_pileup1_t *p = plp[s] + i;
                int x = types[p->aux>>16&0x3f];
                for (j = 0; j < 4; ++j)
                    if (x == bca->indel_types[j]) break;
                p->aux = j<<16 | (j == 4? 0 : (p->aux&0xffff));
                if ((p->aux>>16&0x3f) > 0) ++n_alt;
                //fprintf(stderr, "X pos=%d read=%d:%d name=%s call=%d type=%d seqQ=%d indelQ=%d\n", pos, s, i, bam1_qname(p->b), (p->aux>>16)&0x3f, bca->indel_types[(p->aux>>16)&0x3f], (p->aux>>8)&0xff, p->aux&0xff);
            }
        }

        if (sc   != sc_a)   free(sc);
        if (sumq != sumq_a) free(sumq);
    }
    free(score1); free(score2);
    // free
    for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) free(ref_sample[i]);
    free(ref_sample);
    free(types); free(inscns);
    return n_alt > 0? 0 : -1;
}