\name{createNormalDatabase} \alias{createNormalDatabase} \title{createNormalDatabase} \description{Function to create a database of normal samples, used to find a good match for tumor copy number normalization.} \usage{createNormalDatabase(gatk.normal.files, ...)} \arguments{ \item{gatk.normal.files}{Vector with file names pointing to GATK coverage files of normal samples. } \item{\dots}{Arguments passed to the prcomp function.} } \value{A normal database that can be used in the findBestNormal function to retrieve good matching normal samples for a given tumor sample.} \author{Markus Riester} \examples{ gatk.normal.file <- system.file("extdata", "example_normal.txt", package="PureCN") gatk.normal2.file <- system.file("extdata", "example_normal2.txt", package="PureCN") gatk.normal.files <- c(gatk.normal.file, gatk.normal2.file) normalDB <- createNormalDatabase(gatk.normal.files) }