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ArticleNature communications2026

Accessing medically relevant complex regions with a pangenome graph of 20 near-complete Japanese haplotypes.

Yoshihiko Suzuki, Chie Owa, Haruka Kobayashi, Ryo Nakabayashi, Brandy McNulty, Ivo Violich, Benedict Paten, Karen H Miga, Shinichi Morishita

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Yoshihiko SuzukiDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan. yszkshk@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8807-2206
Chie OwaDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5241-5414
Haruka KobayashiDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Ryo NakabayashiDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Brandy McNultyUC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
Ivo ViolichUC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
Benedict PatenUC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8863-3539
Karen H MigaUC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3670-4507
Shinichi MorishitaDepartment of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan. moris@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-6201-8885

Funding

Center for Human Genome Reference DiversityUM1HG010971 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI Robert Mullan Cook-Deegan, Evan Eichler · 2024 to 2026
$8.6M
Telomere-to-telomere assemblies of human genomesR01HG011274 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI Karen Hayden Miga · 2020 to 2026
$4.5M
NIH HHS R01HG011274NIH HHS UM1HG010971
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pangenome projects have enhanced our understanding of human genomic and genetic diversity, but repetitive regions are still challenging to assemble and yet medically important. Here we generate 20 near-complete haplotypes from 10 Japanese male individuals using three complementary long-read and long-range datasets and construct a pangenome graph from these haplotype-resolved assemblies. All haplotypes achieve an N50 value exceeding 100 Mbp for gapless contigs. We substantially improve the average reconstruction rate of complete haplotypes from 46.8% and 52.8% in two previous pangenome graphs to 91.2% within 30 segmentally duplicated complex regions. Furthermore, we identify complete minor haplotypes in the KIR and SMN regions that are absent in those previous pangenome graphs. We find putatively biased gene conversion events occurring in only one direction around the SMN and beta-defensin (DEFB) genes, implying non-random evolution in these regions. Our study contributes to the growing body of pangenomic data, offering a more refined view of human genomic diversity involving complex segmental duplications.

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East Asian PeopleGenome, HumanHaplotypesGene ConversionGenetic VariationHumansJapanMaleSegmental Duplications, Genomic

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PMID42203797
PMCPMC13216315

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