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    • Genetic ancestry influences clinical variant interpretation, leading to disparities.
    • Variants of uncertain significance (VUS) pose challenges in genetic diagnosis.
    • Multiplexed Assays of Variant Effects (MAVEs) offer a method to comprehensively assess variant pathogenicity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate disparities in clinical variant classification between European-like and non-European-like genetic ancestry groups.
    • To evaluate the utility of MAVE data in resolving VUS and reducing ancestry-related inequities.
    • To assess the impact of different evidence codes on variant classification across diverse populations.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of clinical significance classifications in large cohorts (All of Us, gnomAD) stratified by genetic ancestry.
    • Integration of clinically calibrated MAVE data into automated variant reclassification pipelines (Clinical Genome Resource VCEP rules).
    • Statistical comparison of VUS prevalence and reclassification rates between ancestry groups.

    Main Results:

    • Higher prevalence of VUS and a greater proportion of benign variants were observed in non-European-like ancestry groups.
    • Pathogenic variant assignments were more frequent in European-like ancestry groups.
    • MAVE data significantly increased VUS reclassification rates in non-European-like ancestry individuals, mitigating existing disparities.
    • Allele frequency and computational predictor evidence codes showed inequitable impact across ancestry groups.

    Conclusions:

    • MAVEs are crucial for reducing VUS classification disparities and achieving equitable genetic interpretation.
    • Prioritizing the generation of saturation-style MAVE data is essential for unbiased variant classification.
    • Equitable training data is needed for developing future computational predictors that perform reliably across all populations.