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ArticleCell reports methods2024

Haplotype-resolved assembly of diploid and polyploid genomes using quantum computing.

Yibo Chen, Jun-Han Huang, Yuhui Sun, Yong Zhang, Yuxiang Li, Xun Xu

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Article in Cell reports methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Yibo ChenBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Jun-Han HuangBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Yuhui SunBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China.
Yong ZhangBGI Research, Wuhan 430047, China; Guangdong Bigdata Engineering Technology Research Center for Life Sciences, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China. Electronic address: zhangyong2@genomics.cn.
Yuxiang LiBGI Research, Wuhan 430047, China; Guangdong Bigdata Engineering Technology Research Center for Life Sciences, BGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China. Electronic address: liyuxiang@genomics.cn.
Xun XuBGI Research, Shenzhen 518083, China; BGI Research, Wuhan 430047, China. Electronic address: xuxun@genomics.cn.

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Abstract

Precision medicine's emphasis on individual genetic variants highlights the importance of haplotype-resolved assembly, a computational challenge in bioinformatics given its combinatorial nature. While classical algorithms have made strides in addressing this issue, the potential of quantum computing remains largely untapped. Here, we present the vehicle routing problem (VRP) assembler: an approach that transforms this task into a vehicle routing problem, an optimization formulation solvable on a quantum computer. We demonstrate its potential and feasibility through a proof of concept on short synthetic diploid and triploid genomes using a D-Wave quantum annealer. To tackle larger-scale assembly problems, we integrate the VRP assembler with Google's OR-Tools, achieving a haplotype-resolved local assembly across the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region. Our results show encouraging performance compared to Hifiasm with phasing accuracy approaching the theoretical limit, underscoring the promising future of quantum computing in bioinformatics.

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DiploidyHaplotypesPolyploidyAlgorithmsComputational BiologyGenome, HumanHumansMajor Histocompatibility ComplexQuantum TheorybioinformaticsCP: Geneticshaplotype assemblypolyploid genome assemblyquantum annealingquantum computing applicationquantum life sciencesquantum optimizationvehicle routing problem

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PMID38614089
PMCPMC11133727

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