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  • Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • Human Genetics
  • Cancer Research

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  • Whole-exome sequencing (WES) is crucial for cancer diagnosis and genome-wide association studies (GWAS).
  • Current reference genomes like GRCh38 have limitations for diverse populations.
  • Newly developed telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genomes offer improved accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the performance of GRCh38, T2T-CHM13, and T2T-YAO reference genomes using WES data from Chinese cancer patients.
  • To evaluate the impact of population-specific reference genomes on variant calling accuracy.
  • To assess the clinical utility of T2T-YAO for genomic analysis in specific ethnic groups.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of whole-exome sequencing (WES) data from 19 tumor samples of Chinese patients.
  • Comparative assessment of read mapping, variant calling, and sequence capture efficiency across three reference genomes (GRCh38, T2T-CHM13, T2T-YAO).
  • Evaluation of variant call reduction and pathogenic variant identification using T2T-YAO compared to GRCh38 and T2T-CHM13.

Main Results:

  • T2T-YAO exhibits sequence diversification in ~1% of target regions compared to GRCh38, potentially causing off-target capture.
  • T2T-YAO improved read mapping by 7.41% over GRCh38 and reduced clinically significant variant calls by half, primarily benign ones.
  • T2T-YAO demonstrated superior performance over T2T-CHM13 in reducing calls of Chinese-specific variants, highlighting its population specificity.

Conclusions:

  • Employing population-specific reference genomes is critical for accurate variant analysis in genomic studies.
  • T2T-YAO offers significant benefits for analyzing WES data from Chinese populations, improving accuracy and reducing false positives.
  • Tailoring genomic analysis approaches to ethnic-specific genetic backgrounds is essential for robust clinical applications.