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ArticleJournal of human genetics2016

Human genetic variation database, a reference database of genetic variations in the Japanese population.

Koichiro Higasa, Noriko Miyake, Jun Yoshimura, Kohji Okamura, Tetsuya Niihori, Hirotomo Saitsu, Koichiro Doi, Masakazu Shimizu, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, Yoko Aoki and 21 more

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Article in Journal of human genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 171 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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171 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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31 authors.

Koichiro HigasaHuman Disease Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Noriko MiyakeDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Jun YoshimuraDepartment of Computational Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Kohji OkamuraDepartment of Systems BioMedicine, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetsuya NiihoriDepartment of Medical Genetics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Hirotomo SaitsuDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Koichiro DoiDepartment of Computational Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Masakazu ShimizuHuman Disease Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Kazuhiko NakabayashiDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoko AokiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Yoshinori TsurusakiDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Shinichi MorishitaDepartment of Computational Biology, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Takahisa KawaguchiHuman Disease Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Osuke MigitaDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiko NakayamaDivision of Cell Proliferation, United Centers for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Mitsuko NakashimaDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Jun MitsuiDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Maiko NaraharaStatistical Genetics, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Keiko HayashiDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryo FunayamaDivision of Cell Proliferation, United Centers for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Daisuke YamaguchiBits Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki IshiuraDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Wen-Ya KoStatistical Genetics, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Kenichiro HataDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeshi NagashimaDivision of Cell Proliferation, United Centers for Advanced Research and Translational Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Ryo YamadaStatistical Genetics, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Yoichi MatsubaraDepartment of Medical Genetics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Akihiro UmezawaDepartment of Reproductive Biology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Shoji TsujiDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Naomichi MatsumotoDepartment of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Fumihiko MatsudaHuman Disease Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whole-genome and -exome resequencing using next-generation sequencers is a powerful approach for identifying genomic variations that are associated with diseases. However, systematic strategies for prioritizing causative variants from many candidates to explain the disease phenotype are still far from being established, because the population-specific frequency spectrum of genetic variation has not been characterized. Here, we have collected exomic genetic variation from 1208 Japanese individuals through a collaborative effort, and aggregated the data into a prevailing catalog. In total, we identified 156 622 previously unreported variants. The allele frequencies for the majority (88.8%) were lower than 0.5% in allele frequency and predicted to be functionally deleterious. In addition, we have constructed a Japanese-specific major allele reference genome by which the number of unique mapping of the short reads in our data has increased 0.045% on average. Our results illustrate the importance of constructing an ethnicity-specific reference genome for identifying rare variants. All the collected data were centralized to a newly developed database to serve as useful resources for exploring pathogenic variations. Public access to the database is available at http://www.genome.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/SnpDB/.

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Databases, GeneticGenetics, PopulationGenetic VariationAllelesExomeGene FrequencyGenome, HumanGenomicsGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansJapanQuality ControlSelection, GeneticWeb Browser

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PMID26911352
PMCPMC4931044

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