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The Human Pangenome Project: a global resource to map genomic diversity
Wang T, Antonacci-Fulton L, Howe K, Lawson HA, Lucas JK, Phillippy AM, Popejoy AB, Asri M, Carson C, Chaisson MJP, Chang X, Cook-Deegan R, Felsenfeld AL, Fulton RS, Garrison EP, Garrison N, Graves-Lindsay TA, Ji H, Kenny EE, Koenig BA, Li D, Marschall T, McMichael JF, Novak AM, Purushotham D, Schneider VA, Schultz BI, Smith MW, Sofia HJ, Weissman T, Flicek P, Li H, Miga KH, Paten B, Jarvis ED, Hall IM, Eichler EE, Haussler D. The Human Pangenome Project: a global resource to map genomic diversity. Nature 2022, 604: 437-446. PMID: 35444317, PMCID: PMC9402379, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04601-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman reference genomeReference genomeGenomic diversityGenomic variationHuman genomic variationGlobal genomic diversitySingle nucleotide variantsGene-disease associationsDiploid genomeGenetic resourcesGenomeGenomic researchFuture biomedical researchHigh-quality referenceStructural variantsHuman geneticsRoutine assemblyCommon variantsFunctional elementsPolymorphic regionDiversityBiomedical researchVariantsMajor updateGeneticsAssociation of structural variation with cardiometabolic traits in Finns
Chen L, Abel HJ, Das I, Larson DE, Ganel L, Kanchi KL, Regier AA, Young EP, Kang CJ, Scott AJ, Chiang C, Wang X, Lu S, Christ R, Service SK, Chiang CWK, Havulinna AS, Kuusisto J, Boehnke M, Laakso M, Palotie A, Ripatti S, Freimer NB, Locke AE, Stitziel NO, Hall IM. Association of structural variation with cardiometabolic traits in Finns. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2021, 108: 583-596. PMID: 33798444, PMCID: PMC8059371, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterolDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleFinlandGenome, HumanGenomic Structural VariationGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMitochondrial ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticPyruvate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide)-PhosphatasePyruvic AcidSerum Albumin, HumanConceptsSingle nucleotide variantsCopy number variantsQuantitative traitsGenome-wide significant associationStructural variationsTrait mapping studiesDeep whole-genome sequencing dataGenome structural variationsWhole-genome sequencing dataStrong phenotypic effectsComplex genomic regionsCardiometabolic traitsLow-frequency structural variationsEvolutionary timeGenomic regionsPhenotypic effectsSequencing dataNucleotide variantsGenotype dataGene deletionNumber variantsTraitsGenetic associationCandidate associationsExome sequencingMapping and characterization of structural variation in 17,795 human genomes
Abel HJ, Larson DE, Regier AA, Chiang C, Das I, Kanchi KL, Layer RM, Neale BM, Salerno WJ, Reeves C, Buyske S, Matise T, Muzny D, Zody M, Lander E, Dutcher S, Stitziel N, Hall I. Mapping and characterization of structural variation in 17,795 human genomes. Nature 2020, 583: 83-89. PMID: 32460305, PMCID: PMC7547914, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2371-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural variantsWhole-genome sequencingHuman genomeUltra-rare structural variantsRare structural variantsSuch structural variantsSingle nucleotide variantsNoncoding elementsDosage sensitivityGenomeHuman geneticsSmall insertionsComplex rearrangementsDeletion variantsSmall variantsStructural variationsGenesSequencingAllelesForm of variationVariantsElement classesSite frequency dataDeleterious effectsGenetics
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Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Novel Recurring Somatic Mutations Affecting HUWE1 and DIAPH2 Genes in Multiple Myeloma
Tomasson M, Shen D, Hucthagowder V, Schierding W, Mullins C, Fiala M, Hall I, Wallis J, Fulton R, Fulton L, Kulkarni S, Mardis E, Wilson R, Ley T, DiPersio J, Maher C, Vij R, Ding L. Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Novel Recurring Somatic Mutations Affecting HUWE1 and DIAPH2 Genes in Multiple Myeloma. Blood 2012, 120: 320. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.320.320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple myelomaMM patientsPeripheral bloodNormal controlsB cellsTumor cellsImportant clinical correlationsWhole-genome sequencingAbnormal B cellsSingle nucleotide variantsSodium-activated potassium channelsCommon driver mutationsPlasma B cellsChromosomal translocationsMalignant cell populationNon-hyperdiploid multiple myelomaIncurable malignancyClinical correlationWG casesPatientsEarly genetic eventsDisease pathogenesisNovel translocationDriver mutationsPotassium channels