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cuteHap: Haplotype-Aware Structural Variant Detection in Phased Long-Read Sequencing Data
Shuqi Cao1,2, Yadong Liu1,2,3, Miao Cui1,2
1Center for Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computing, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|February 12, 2026
Summary
CuteHap improves structural variant (SV) detection using phased long-read sequencing data. This haplotype-aware method enhances accuracy and identifies diverse low-frequency SVs, advancing genomic research.
Area of Science:
- Genomics
- Bioinformatics
Background:
- Long-read sequencing advances human genome exploration, especially for structural variants (SVs).
- Phasing enables haplotype-aware analysis without whole-genome assembly, offering new SV detection avenues.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce cuteHap, a novel method for SV detection in phased long-read sequencing data.
- Improve accuracy and resolution of SV calls through haplotype awareness.
Main Methods:
- Utilize phased alignments with adaptive clustering or beam search for SV detection.
- Incorporate a mosaic detection module for somatic mosaicism analysis.
Main Results:
- Achieve higher F1-scores on PacBio HiFi (6%) and ONT (3%) datasets.
- Detect a wider range of low-frequency SVs in tumor datasets.
- Generate high-quality, haplotype-resolved SV call sets.
Conclusions:
- CuteHap offers robust and high-performance SV detection for phased long-read data.
- Facilitates advanced genomic and genetic research by improving SV call set quality.
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