diff --git a/src/ChrCopyNumber.h b/src/ChrCopyNumber.h
index 57785a5..bc6f119 100644
--- a/src/ChrCopyNumber.h
+++ b/src/ChrCopyNumber.h
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ class ChrCopyNumber
 
 	void addBAFinfo(SNPinGenome & snpingenome,int indexSNP);
 
+	void fillInRatio(bool islog);
 	void calculateRatio(ChrCopyNumber control, float normalizationConst) ;
 	void recalculateRatio (float constant);
-	void recalculateRatioWithContam(float contamination, float normGenytype);
+	void recalculateLogRatio (float constant) ;
+	void recalculateRatioWithContam(float contamination, float normGenytype, bool isLogged);
     void recalculateRatio(ChrCopyNumber control);
 	void calculateRatio(ChrCopyNumber control, double a0, double a1);
 	void calculateRatio(ChrCopyNumber control, const double * a, const int degree);
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ class ChrCopyNumber
 	double calculateXiSum(int ploidy, std::map <float,float> &sds, std::map <float,float> &meds);
 	double calculateXiSum(int ploidy, std::map <float,float> &sds);
 	void calculateCopyNumberMedian(); //create median profiles using 'bpfinal_' and store them in medianProfile_, info about medians themselves is stored in medianValues_ and about SD in sd_, lengths of fragments in bpLengths_
-	void calculateCopyNumberMedian(int ploidy, int minCNAlength, bool noisyData, bool CompleteGenomicsData); //create median profiles as calculateCopyNumberMedian(), but merges close regions (roundByPloidy(median))
+	void calculateCopyNumberMedian(int ploidy, int minCNAlength, bool noisyData, bool CompleteGenomicsData, bool isLogged); //create median profiles as calculateCopyNumberMedian(), but merges close regions (roundByPloidy(median))
     void recalcFlanksForIndeces (int i, int j);
     void recalcFlanks(int telo_centromeric_flanks, int minNumberOfWindows); //merge short notNA-segments around NA-segments
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ class ChrCopyNumber
 
 	void deleteFlanks(int telo_centromeric_flanks);
 	void deleteFragment(int i) ;
-
+    int removeLargeExons(float threshold);
 
     std::string getGeneNameAtBin(int i);
 	float		getValueAt(int i);
diff --git a/src/GenomeCopyNumber.h b/src/GenomeCopyNumber.h
index c4a3826..98fe751 100644
--- a/src/GenomeCopyNumber.h
+++ b/src/GenomeCopyNumber.h
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ class GenomeCopyNumber
     int processRead(InputFormat inputFormat, MateOrientation matesOrientation, const char* line_buffer,  int& prevInd, std::string targetBed = "", std::string mateFileName = "");
 	int processReadWithBowtie(std::string const& inputFormat, std::string const& matesOrientation,std::string const line,std::string const line2);
     int focusOnCapture (std::string const& captureFile);
+    float removeLargeExons(float iqrToKeep);
 	void initCopyNumber(std::string const& chrLenFileName, int windowSize , int step, std::string targetBed);
 	void finishCopyNumber(long normalCount);
     void addBAFinfo(SNPinGenome & snpingenome);
     void removeLowReadCountWindows(GenomeCopyNumber & controlCopyNumber, int RCThresh);
     void removeLowReadCountWindowsFromControl (int RCThresh);
 
-	int calculateRatio( GenomeCopyNumber & controlCopyNumber, int degree, bool intercept,bool logLogNorm) ;
+    int fillInRatio();
+	int calculateRatio( GenomeCopyNumber & controlCopyNumber, int degree, bool intercept) ;
     void calculateRatioUsingCG( GenomeCopyNumber & controlCopyNumber) ;
     void calculateRatioUsingCG_Regression( GenomeCopyNumber & controlCopyNumber) ;
 	float calculateNormalizationConstant(GenomeCopyNumber & controlCopyNumber);
@@ -123,7 +125,9 @@ class GenomeCopyNumber
 
     int findWinNumber(int position, std::string myName, std::string const& matefile);
     void setWESanalysis(bool WESgiven);
-     void setmakingPileup(bool makingPileup_given);
+    void setmakingPileup(bool makingPileup_given);
+    void setIfLogged(bool);
+
     double Percentage_GenomeExplained(int &);
     long double calculateRSS(int ploidy);
     bool isMappUsed();
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ class GenomeCopyNumber
     bool makingPileup;
     bool SeekingSubc_;
     bool isMappUsed_;
+    bool isRatioLogged_;
+
 	void fillMyHash(std::string const& mateFileName , std::string const& inputFormat, std::string const& matesOrientation, int windowSize, int step, std::string targetBed = "");
 	int windowSize_;
 	int step_;
diff --git a/src/SNPinGenome.cpp b/src/SNPinGenome.cpp
index 1356284..3c5f96a 100644
--- a/src/SNPinGenome.cpp
+++ b/src/SNPinGenome.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ void SNPinGenome::readMateFile(std::string const& mateFile, std::string const& i
 
 void SNPinGenome::readMateFile(std::string const& mateFile, std::string const& inputFormat, int minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition, int minimalQualityPerPosition, GenomeCopyNumber& genomeCopyNumber, std::string const& chrLenFileName, int windowSize, int step,  std::string targetBed) {
   // must perform partly GenomeCopyNumber::readCopyNumber line #114, all but fillMyHash
-  genomeCopyNumber.initCopyNumber(chrLenFileName, windowSize, step, targetBed);
-  assignValues(mateFile, inputFormat, minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition,minimalQualityPerPosition, &genomeCopyNumber);
+    genomeCopyNumber.initCopyNumber(chrLenFileName, windowSize, step, targetBed);
+    assignValues(mateFile, inputFormat, minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition,minimalQualityPerPosition, &genomeCopyNumber);
+
   pileup_read = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/SNPinGenome.h b/src/SNPinGenome.h
index 4de1356..9f87f56 100644
--- a/src/SNPinGenome.h
+++ b/src/SNPinGenome.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper : public ThreadArg {
   int minCNAlength;
   const char* what;
 
-  SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper(SNPinGenome& snpingenome, std::string const& mateFile, const std::string& inputFormat, int minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition, int minimalQualityPerPosition, bool noisyData, bool CompleteGenomicsData, GenomeCopyNumber& genomeCopyNumber, double breakPointThreshold, int breakPointType, int minCNAlength, const char* what) : snpingenome(snpingenome), mateFile(mateFile), inputFormat(inputFormat), minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition(minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition), minimalQualityPerPosition(minimalQualityPerPosition), noisyData(noisyData),genomeCopyNumber(genomeCopyNumber), breakPointThreshold(breakPointThreshold), breakPointType(breakPointType), minCNAlength(minCNAlength), what(what) { }
+  SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper(SNPinGenome& snpingenome, std::string const& mateFile, const std::string& inputFormat, int minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition, int minimalQualityPerPosition, bool noisyData, bool CompleteGenomicsData, GenomeCopyNumber& genomeCopyNumber, double breakPointThreshold, int breakPointType, int minCNAlength, const char* what) : snpingenome(snpingenome), mateFile(mateFile), inputFormat(inputFormat), minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition(minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition), minimalQualityPerPosition(minimalQualityPerPosition), noisyData(noisyData),CompleteGenomicsData(CompleteGenomicsData),genomeCopyNumber(genomeCopyNumber), breakPointThreshold(breakPointThreshold), breakPointType(breakPointType), minCNAlength(minCNAlength), what(what) { }
 };
 
 extern void* SNPinGenome_perform_wrapper(void *arg);
diff --git a/src/SVfinder.h b/src/SVfinder.h
index d05ef14..301b3a4 100644
--- a/src/SVfinder.h
+++ b/src/SVfinder.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int runWithDefinedPloidy(int ploidy, GenomeCopyNumber & sampleCopyNumber, Genome
         int degree,int intercept,bool logLogNorm,float minExpectedGC,float maxExpectedGC,float knownContamination,float breakPointThreshold,int breakPointType,int minCNAlength,
         int teloCentroFlanks, std::vector<double> & RSS, std::vector<double> &percentage_GenExpl,bool contaminationAdjustment,std::vector<double> &contamination,
         ThreadPool * thrPool,ThreadPoolManager * thrPoolManager,std::string makePileup, float seekSubclones,
-         std::string myName,std::vector<int> &unexplainedChromosomes, bool CompleteGenomicsData) ;
+         std::string myName,std::vector<int> &unexplainedChromosomes, bool CompleteGenomicsData,bool normalization) ;
 
 
 #endif //SVFINDER_H
diff --git a/src/freec b/src/freec
index ebdc7a0..c875777 100644
Binary files a/src/freec and b/src/freec differ
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3d2e43c..6f6dee5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -352,44 +352,52 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	bool is_sample_pileup = (sample_inputFormat.compare("pileup") == 0 || sample_inputFormat.compare("SAMtools pileup") == 0);
 	bool is_control_pileup = (control_inputFormat.compare("pileup") == 0 || control_inputFormat.compare("SAMtools pileup") == 0);
 
-
 	bool has_BAF = cf.hasValue("BAF","SNPfile");
     std::string makePileup = (std::string)cf.Value("BAF","makePileup", "false");
     std::string fastaFile = (std::string)cf.Value("BAF","fastaFile", "false");
+    std::string miniPileupFileSample = (std::string)cf.Value("sample","miniPileup", "false");
+    std::string miniPileupFileControl = (std::string)cf.Value("sample","miniPileup", "false");
+
+	bool isHasMiniPileUPsample = (miniPileupFileSample=="false")?0:1;
+    bool isHasMiniPileUPcontrol = (miniPileupFileControl=="false")?0:1;
 
-    if (makePileup != "false" && fastaFile=="false") {
+    if (makePileup != "false" && fastaFile=="false" && (!isHasMiniPileUPsample || isControlIsPresent && !isHasMiniPileUPcontrol)) {
         cerr << "To create a usable .pileup file from .BAM you need to provide a fasta file for the whole genome with option \"fastaFile\""<<endl;
         cerr << "If you only want copy number profiles (no genotypes), then remove or comment all the lines in the group of parameters [BAF]"<<endl;
 
         exit(0);
     }
 
-    if (makePileup != "false")
+    if (isHasMiniPileUPsample) {
+        has_BAF = false;
+    }
+
+    if (makePileup != "false" && ((!isControlIsPresent)&&(!isHasMiniPileUPsample) || isControlIsPresent&&(!isHasMiniPileUPcontrol||miniPileupFileSample=="false" )))
         {
         cout << "FREEC will create a pileup to compute BAF profile! \n";
         cout << "...File with SNPs : " << makePileup << "\n";
         has_BAF = false;
         }
 
-	if (has_BAF && makePileup == "false" && !has_sample_MateFile) {
+	if (has_BAF && makePileup == "false" && !has_sample_MateFile && !isHasMiniPileUPsample) {
         cerr << "ERROR: you need to provide a 'mateFile' for the [sample] (in SAMtools pileup format) to be able to calculate BAF profiles with options [BAF] or to provide a BED/VCF file with SNP positions (option \"makePileup\")\n";
         exit (0);
 	}
 
-    if (has_BAF && !has_control_MateFile && isControlIsPresent && makePileup == "false") {
+    if (has_BAF && !has_control_MateFile && isControlIsPresent && makePileup == "false" && !isHasMiniPileUPcontrol) {
         cerr << "ERROR: you need to provide a 'mateFile' for the [control] (in SAMtools pileup format) to be able to calculate BAF profiles with options [BAF] and detect somatic CNAs and LOH\n";
         cerr << "..Otherwise, you may not to use the control data at all. Just comment or delete 'mateCopyNumberFile' in the [control] group of parameters\n";
         exit (0);
 	}
 
-	if (!is_sample_pileup && has_BAF && makePileup == "false") {
+	if (!is_sample_pileup && has_BAF && makePileup == "false" && !isHasMiniPileUPsample) {
         cerr << "Error: to calculate BAF values, you need to provide mateFile in SAMtools pileup format\n Or you can set 'makePileup' parameter true by providing a path to a VCF file with SNP positions\n";
         cout << "..since you mateFile is not in SAMtools pileup format, the BAF values will not be calculated\n";
         has_BAF=false;
 	}
     string SNPinfoFile = std::string(cf.Value("BAF","SNPfile",""));
 
-    if (makePileup != "false" && SNPinfoFile=="") {
+    if (makePileup != "false" && SNPinfoFile=="" || isHasMiniPileUPsample&& SNPinfoFile=="") {
         if (makePileup.substr(makePileup.size()-3,3)=="vcf" || makePileup.substr(makePileup.size()-6,6)=="vcf.gz") {
             SNPinfoFile=makePileup;
         } else {
@@ -574,9 +582,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     cout << "..break-point type set to "<<breakPointType<<"\n";
 
     bool noisyData = (bool)cf.Value("general","noisyData", "false");
+
     if ((!noisyData) && ifTargeted && has_BAF) {
         cout << "Warning: consider using '[general] noisyData=true' if you expect to have highly nonuniform coverage along the genome\n";
-    } else if (noisyData && !has_BAF && makePileup=="false"){
+    } else if (noisyData && !has_BAF && makePileup=="false" && !isHasMiniPileUPsample){
         cout << "Warning: Parameter '[general] noisyData=true' will not have effect since FREEC won't use BAF information to correct predicted copy numbers\n";
     }else if (noisyData &&  !ifTargeted ){
         cout << "Warning: I would not recommend using '[general] noisyData=true' for whole genome data; you can miss some real CNAs in this case\n";
@@ -701,19 +710,30 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     string controlPileup;
     string samplePileup;
 
-    if (makePileup != "false")  {
-            cout << "Creating Pileup file to compute BAF profile...\n";
-            minipileup.makepileup(sampleCopyNumber, controlCopyNumber, sample_MateFile, control_MateFile, myName, makePileup, sample_MateFile,
-            sample_inputFormat, sample_mateOrientation, pathToSamtools, pathToSambamba, SambambaThreads, chrLenFile, controlName, targetBed, pathToBedtools, fastaFile, minimalQualityPerPosition);
-            cout << "... -> Done!\n";
+    if (makePileup != "false" || isHasMiniPileUPcontrol || isHasMiniPileUPsample)  {
+            if (!isHasMiniPileUPsample || (isControlIsPresent && !isHasMiniPileUPcontrol)) {
+                cout << "Creating Pileup file to compute BAF profile...\n";
+                minipileup.makepileup(sampleCopyNumber, controlCopyNumber, sample_MateFile, control_MateFile, myName, makePileup, sample_MateFile,
+                sample_inputFormat, sample_mateOrientation, pathToSamtools, pathToSambamba, SambambaThreads, chrLenFile, controlName, targetBed, pathToBedtools, fastaFile, minimalQualityPerPosition);
+                cout << "... -> Done!\n";
+            }
+
             GenomeCopyNumberReadMateFileArgWrapper* readMateFileArg;
             cout << "..will use SNP positions from "<< SNPinfoFile << " to calculate BAF profiles\n";
 
             thrPool = thrPoolManager->newThreadPool("GenomeCopyNumber_readMateFile");
             snpingenome.readSNPs(SNPinfoFile);
 
-            controlPileup = controlName + "_minipileup" +".pileup";
-            samplePileup = myName + "_minipileup" +".pileup";
+            if (!isHasMiniPileUPsample || (isControlIsPresent && !isHasMiniPileUPcontrol)) {
+                controlPileup = controlName + "_minipileup" +".pileup";
+                samplePileup = myName + "_minipileup" +".pileup";
+            }
+            if (isHasMiniPileUPsample) {
+                samplePileup = miniPileupFileSample;
+            }
+            if (isControlIsPresent && isHasMiniPileUPcontrol) {
+                controlPileup = miniPileupFileControl;
+            }
 
             if (is_sample_pileup && !has_sample_mateCopyNumberFile && has_window)
                 {
@@ -992,7 +1012,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     double breakPointThreshold_BAF=1;
-	if (has_BAF || makePileup != "false") {
+	if (has_BAF || makePileup != "false" || isHasMiniPileUPsample) {
         breakPointThreshold_BAF = 0.8;
         if (ifTargeted)
             breakPointThreshold_BAF = 1.6;
@@ -1004,7 +1024,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper* snpArg;
 
-        if (makePileup == "false")
+        if (makePileup == "false" && !isHasMiniPileUPsample)
             {
             snpArg = new SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper(snpingenome, sample_MateFile, sample_inputFormat, minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition,minimalQualityPerPosition, noisyData,CompleteGenomicsData,sampleCopyNumber, breakPointThreshold_BAF, breakPointType, minCNAlength, "Sample");
             thrPool->addThread(SNPinGenome_perform_wrapper, snpArg);
@@ -1016,15 +1036,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             }
         //the same for the control sample:
         if (isControlIsPresent) {
-            if (makePileup == "false")
+            if (makePileup == "false" && !isHasMiniPileUPcontrol)
                 {
                 snpArg = new SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper(snpingenomeControl, control_MateFile, control_inputFormat, minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition,minimalQualityPerPosition, noisyData, CompleteGenomicsData,controlCopyNumber, breakPointThreshold_BAF, breakPointType, minCNAlength, "Control");
                 thrPool->addThread(SNPinGenome_perform_wrapper, snpArg);
                 }
             else
-                {
-                //snpArg = new SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper(snpingenomeControl, control_MateFile,"pileup", minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition,minimalQualityPerPosition, noisyData, controlCopyNumber, breakPointThreshold_BAF, breakPointType, minCNAlength, "Control");
-                //thrPool->addThread(SNPinGenome_perform_wrapper, snpArg);
+                {// the two lines below were commented for some unknown reason..
+                snpArg = new SNPinGenomePerformArgWrapper(snpingenomeControl, controlPileup,"pileup", minimalTotalLetterCountPerPosition,minimalQualityPerPosition, noisyData, CompleteGenomicsData, controlCopyNumber, breakPointThreshold_BAF, breakPointType, minCNAlength, "Control");
+                thrPool->addThread(SNPinGenome_perform_wrapper, snpArg);
                 }
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/myFunc.h b/src/myFunc.h
index 5d158b3..6604826 100644
--- a/src/myFunc.h
+++ b/src/myFunc.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ char* getLine(char* buffer, int buffer_size, FILE* stream, std::string& line);
 float get_sd (const std::vector<float>& data, float mean);
 float get_median(const std::vector<float>& data) ;
 float get_median(const std::vector<float>& data, int start, int end) ;
+float get_medianNotNA(const std::vector<float> & myvector) ;
 float get_mean(const std::vector<float>& data) ;
 float get_weighted_mean(const std::vector<float>& data, const std::vector<float>& weights) ;
 float get_sum(const std::vector<float>& data) ;
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index fa957ec..4417bbc 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define VERSION_H
 
 const double VERSION_OFFSET = 3;
-const double FREEC_VERSION = 10.5;
+const double FREEC_VERSION = 10.6;
 const double CONTROL_FREEC_VERSION = FREEC_VERSION - VERSION_OFFSET;
 
 #endif