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    • Genomics
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    Background:

    • Individuals of Pacific ancestry face significant health disparities.
    • Genomic research, including reference genomes, lacks representation from Pacific populations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop the first pangenome reference genome for Pacific ancestry.
    • To improve genomic analysis and reduce health disparities for this population.

    Main Methods:

    • Assembled 46 haploid genomes from 23 individuals of diverse Pacific ancestry.
    • Created a pangenome reference incorporating novel sequences.
    • Compared variant calling accuracy against existing references (HPRC, T2T-CHM13).

    Main Results:

    • Achieved highly accurate and contiguous genome assemblies (avg. quality value 55.0, avg. N50 40.7 Mb).
    • Added 30.6 Mb of novel sequence absent in the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC) reference.
    • Demonstrated reduced variant call errors and increased true-positive variants using the new pangenome.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed Pacific ancestry pangenome reference enhances genetic analyses for an underserved population.
    • This resource is crucial for understanding the genetic basis of health disparities in Pacific ancestry individuals.