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Mapping and phasing of structural variation in patient genomes using nanopore sequencing

Cretu Stancu, Mircea, van Roosmalen, Markus J., Renkens, Ivo, Nieboer, Marleen M., Middelkamp, Sjors, de Ligt, Joep, Pregno, Giulia, Giachino, Daniela, Mandrile, Giorgia, Espejo Valle-Inclan, Jose, and others. (2017) Mapping and phasing of structural variation in patient genomes using nanopore sequencing. Nature Communications, 8 (1). ISSN 2041-1723. (doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01343-4) (KAR id:81264)

Abstract

Despite improvements in genomics technology, the detection of structural variants (SVs) from short-read sequencing still poses challenges, particularly for complex variation. Here we analyse the genomes of two patients with congenital abnormalities using the MinION nanopore sequencer and a novel computational pipeline—NanoSV. We demonstrate that nanopore long reads are superior to short reads with regard to detection of de novo chromothripsis rearrangements. The long reads also enable efficient phasing of genetic variations, which we leveraged to determine the parental origin of all de novo chromothripsis breakpoints and to resolve the structure of these complex rearrangements. Additionally, genome-wide surveillance of inherited SVs reveals novel variants, missed in short-read data sets, a large proportion of which are retrotransposon insertions. We provide a first exploration of patient genome sequencing with a nanopore sequencer and demonstrate the value of long-read sequencing in mapping and phasing of SVs for both clinical and research applications.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1038/s41467-017-01343-4
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: Susan Davies
Date Deposited: 15 May 2020 14:22 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 16:34 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/81264 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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