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Quality and completeness of SNP databases.

David E Reich1, Stacey B Gabriel, David Altshuler

  • 1Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Whitehead Institute / MIT Center for Genome Research, One Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. reich@genome.wi.mit.edu

Nature Genetics
|March 26, 2003
PubMed
Summary

This study validated single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) databases, confirming over 88% of SNPs through independent resequencing. The findings highlight the databases

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Area of Science:

  • Genomics and Human Genetics
  • Population Genetics
  • Bioinformatics and Database Curation

Background:

  • The accuracy and comprehensiveness of existing single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) databases are crucial for genetic research and understanding human diversity.
  • Previous SNP databases may contain inaccuracies or lack representation of the full spectrum of human genetic variation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the quality and completeness of publicly available SNP databases.
  • To assess the representation of human genetic heterozygosity within current SNP datasets.

Main Methods:

  • Resequencing of 173 kilobases across 17 loci.
  • Analysis of genetic data from 150 chromosomes representing West African and European ancestries.
  • Independent validation of SNPs present in public (TSC and BAC overlap) and Celera databases.

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Main Results:

  • Over 88% of SNPs from public and Celera databases were confirmed by independent resequencing.
  • Approximately 45% of total human heterozygosity is accounted for by SNPs within these databases.
  • More than half of SNPs with a minor-allele frequency greater than 10% are represented in the analyzed databases.

Conclusions:

  • The analyzed SNP databases demonstrate high accuracy and good representation of common human genetic variations.
  • These validated SNP resources are valuable for population genetics studies and genomic research across diverse ancestries.