To import variants with the Import Variants tool
1. On the Geneticist Assistant main menu, click Tools > Import Variants.
The Import Variants dialog box opens.
2. Next to the Sample File field, click the Browse button 
to open the Select a Variant File dialog box, and then browse to and select the appropriate VCF file.
to open the Select a Variant File dialog box, and then browse to and select the appropriate VCF file.3. On the Reference dropdown list, select the appropriate reference.
4. On the Panel dropdown list, select the panel for which you are settings the variants’ pathogenicities, comments, and/or artifact types.
The Panel group name is displayed for Panel Group.
5. Optionally, to create a filter based on the variants in the VCF file, do the following:
a. Select Submit as Variant Filter, and then in the Filter name field, enter a name for the filter.
b. To make the filter available only to you, then leave Available to all users cleared; otherwise, to make the filter available to any and all users, select this option.
 | Remember, you apply this variant filter through the Load Filters option. See To filter the data that is displayed in a tab pane. |
6. Continue to one of the following: