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ArticleGenome research2016

Direct chromosome-length haplotyping by single-cell sequencing.

David Porubský, Ashley D Sanders, Niek van Wietmarschen, Ester Falconer, Mark Hills, Diana C J Spierings, Marianna R Bevova, Victor Guryev, Peter M Lansdorp

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Article in Genome research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

David PorubskýEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Ashley D SandersTerry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Niek van WietmarschenEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Ester FalconerTerry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Mark HillsTerry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Diana C J SpieringsEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Marianna R BevovaEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Victor GuryevEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Peter M LansdorpEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7435-1071
University Medical Center Groningen · NLBC Cancer Agency · CA

Funding

European Research Council 294740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haplotypes are fundamental to fully characterize the diploid genome of an individual, yet methods to directly chart the unique genetic makeup of each parental chromosome are lacking. Here we introduce single-cell DNA template strand sequencing (Strand-seq) as a novel approach to phasing diploid genomes along the entire length of all chromosomes. We demonstrate this by building a complete haplotype for a HapMap individual (NA12878) at high accuracy (concordance 99.3%), without using generational information or statistical inference. By use of this approach, we mapped all meiotic recombination events in a family trio with high resolution (median range ∼14 kb) and phased larger structural variants like deletions, indels, and balanced rearrangements like inversions. Lastly, the single-cell resolution of Strand-seq allowed us to observe loss of heterozygosity regions in a small number of cells, a significant advantage for studies of heterogeneous cell populations, such as cancer cells. We conclude that Strand-seq is a unique and powerful approach to completely phase individual genomes and map inheritance patterns in families, while preserving haplotype differences between single cells.

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HaplotypesCell LineChromosome MappingChromosomes, HumanHapMap ProjectHomologous RecombinationHumansLymphocytesMutationSingle-Cell Analysis

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PMCPMC5088598
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