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Detection of Rare Genomic Variants from Pooled Sequencing Using SPLINTER
Published on: June 23, 2012
HaploExplore, a software specifically designed for the detection of minor allele (MiA-) haploblocks
Matilde Manetti1, Samuel Hiet1, Myriam Rahmouni1
1Laboratoire Génomique, Bioinformatique, et Chimie Moléculaire, EA7528, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 2 rue Conté , Paris, 75003, France.
Abstract:
Haplotype blocks in the genome are informative of evolutionary processes and they play a pivotal role in describing the genomic variability across human populations and susceptibility/resistance to diseases. Several software have been developed for haplotype block detection, but they do not distinguish between the impacts of major and minor single nucleotides polymorphism (SNP) alleles. In this study, we present a powerful haploblock detection software, specifically designed for identifying haploblocks associated with SNP minor allele haploblocks (MiA-haploblocks). These haploblocks are particularly important as they can significantly influence phenotypic traits, offering a novel approach for studying genetic associations and complex traits. HaploExplore operates on VCF files containing phased data, exhibiting rapid processing times, and generating user-friendly outputs. Results converge when analyzing populations of 100 individuals or more. A comparative analysis of HaploExplore against other haploblock detection software revealed its superiority in terms of either simplicity, flexibility, or speed, with the unique capability to target minor alleles. HaploExplore will be very useful for evolutionary genomics and for GWAS analysis in human diseases, given that the effects of genetic associations may accumulate within a specific haploblock.
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