Whole-genome sequencing of 3,135 individuals representing the genetic diversity of the Japanese population
Koichiro, H.; Yoichiro, K.; Takahisa, K.; Shuji, K.; Saori, S.; Ta-yu, Y.; Yukinori, O.; Yukihide, M.; Izumi, Y.; Dominic, N.; Simon, G.; Yoshinori, M.; Ryo, Y.; Keitaro, M.; Yoshihisa, Y.; Changhoon, K.; Jeong-sun, S.; Michiaki, K.; Fumihiko, M.
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Whole-genome sequence information currently available for large-scale sequencing studies is biased toward European descent populations. Such bias causes difficulties in identifying disease-associated genetic variations in non-European populations, including the Japanese. Here, to comprehensively identify genetic variants, we sequenced 3,135 individuals representing the genetic diversity of the Japanese population. Of the 44,757,785 identified variants, 31.0% exhibiting a minor allele frequency of < 1% were novel. Using these variants, we constructed a reference haplotype and graph-structured reference sequence to facilitate accurate imputation and variant characterization. Our findings suggest that integrating genetic variations from ethnically diverse populations into the prevailing catalogs is essential to achieve precision medicine for all populations.
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