A global reference for human genetic variation

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2015

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Auton, A.
Abecasis, G. R.
Altshuler, D. M.
Durbin, R. M.
Bentley, D. R.
Chakravarti, A.
Clark, A. G.
Donnelly, P.
Eichler, E. E.
Flicek, P.

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The 1000 Genomes Project set out to provide a comprehensive description of common human genetic variation by applying whole-genome sequencing to a diverse set of individuals from multiple populations. Here we report completion of the project, having reconstructed the genomes of 2,504 individuals from 26 populations using a combination of low-coverage whole-genome sequencing, deep exome sequencing, and dense microarray genotyping. We characterized a broad spectrum of genetic variation, in total over 88 million variants (84.7 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), 3.6 million short insertions/deletions (indels), and 60,000 structural variants), all phased onto high-quality haplotypes. This resource includes >99% of SNP variants with a frequency of >1% for a variety of ancestries. We describe the distribution of genetic variation across the global sample, and discuss the implications for common disease studies. © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.

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Nature Publishing Group

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English