Integrating sequence and array data to create an improved 1000 Genomes Project haplotype reference panel

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2014

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Delaneau O.
Marchini J.
McVeanh G.A.
Donnelly P.
Lunter G.
Marchini J.L.
Myers, S.
Gupta-Hinch, A.
Iqbal, Z.
Mathieson I.

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Nature Communications

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20411723

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Nature Publishing Group

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5

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English

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A major use of the 1000 Genomes Project (1000GP) data is genotype imputation in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Here we develop a method to estimate haplotypes from low-coverage sequencing data that can take advantage of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarray genotypes on the same samples. First the SNP array data are phased to build a backbone (or 'scaffold') of haplotypes across each chromosome. We then phase the sequence data 'onto' this haplotype scaffold. This approach can take advantage of relatedness between sequenced and non-sequenced samples to improve accuracy. We use this method to create a new 1000GP haplotype reference set for use by the human genetic community. Using a set of validation genotypes at SNP and bi-allelic indels we show that these haplotypes have lower genotype discordance and improved imputation performance into downstream GWAS samples, especially at low-frequency variants. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.

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