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 Error in saveWidget: Saving a widget with selfcontained = TRUE requires pandoc.
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 In this case, please install pandoc on your PC.
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+# Citation
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+If you have used this pipeline for your publication, please cite it:
+https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-020-03921-8