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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Imputation disparities driven by recent selection and their impact on disease risk estimation in East and Southeast Asian populations.

Dingyang Li, Pattarin Tangtanatakul, Yao Lei, Xiaoxi Liu, Hsi-Yuan Huang, Yang-Chi-Dung Lin, Chengjia Li, Yidan Chen, Lizhi Cai, Jinglu Zhao and 19 more

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Dingyang Li *School of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Pattarin Tangtanatakul *Department of Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yao LeiDepartment of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-2801-8783
Xiaoxi LiuLaboratory for Statistical and Translational Genetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
Hsi-Yuan HuangSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yang-Chi-Dung LinSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Chengjia LiSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yidan ChenSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Lizhi CaiSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Jinglu ZhaoSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Prapaporn PisitkulFaculty of Medicine, Section of Translational Medicine, Mahidol University, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5749-1267
Thanitta SuangtamaiDivision of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Jinhan YuSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yihang ZhouSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yuan XuSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yue XiaoSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Punna KunhapanDepartment of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Rui SunSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Guangjun YuSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Hao SunSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Nattiya HirankarnImmunology Division, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yuki IshikawaLaboratory for Statistical and Translational Genetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-8239
Chikashi TeraoLaboratory for Statistical and Translational Genetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-4095
Kwangwoo KimDepartment of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8926-6216
Sang-Cheol BaeDepartment of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4658-1093
Meiying WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Hsien-Da HuangSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-7023
Wanling YangDepartment of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-6327
Yong-Fei WangSchool of Medicine, Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. yfwang@cuhk.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1260-6291

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82471825Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Guangdong Natural Science Foundation) 2024A1515030287Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission SGDX20230116093201002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate genotype imputation is essential for large-scale genetic studies and precision medicine. While East Asian (EAS)-specific reference panels like ChinaMAP and CHN100k have been developed, most studies still rely on multi-ancestry panels like TOPMed due to the large sample size. However, their performance in underrepresented groups like Southeast Asians remains unclear. Using high-coverage whole-genome sequencing and SNP-array data from 8,316 Chinese and Thai individuals, we systematically evaluate six state-of-the-art reference panels for genotype imputation. Our results show that EAS-specific panels outperformed multi-ancestry panels for East and Southeast Asian populations. For example, ChinaMAP achieves a mean heterozygosity concordance rate above 0.90 without R

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East Asian PeopleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseSelection, GeneticSoutheast Asian PeopleAsia, EasternAsia, SoutheasternGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk AssessmentWhole Genome Sequencing

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PMCPMC12749855

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