Estimation of allele frequency and association mapping using next-generation sequencing data

Su Yeon Kim, Kirk E Lohmueller, Anders Albrechtsen, Yingrui Li, Thorfinn Korneliussen, Geng Tian, Niels Grarup, Tao Jiang, Gitte Andersen, Daniel Rinse Witte, Torben Jorgensen, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, Jun Wang, Rasmus Nielsen

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    Abstract

    Estimation of allele frequency is of fundamental importance in population genetic analyses and in association mapping. In most studies using next-generation sequencing, a cost effective approach is to use medium or low-coverage data (e.g., <15X). However, SNP calling and allele frequency estimation in such studies is associated with substantial statistical uncertainty because of varying coverage and high error rates.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalB M C Bioinformatics
    Volume12
    Pages (from-to)231
    ISSN1471-2105
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • Gene Frequency
    • Genetics, Population
    • Genotype
    • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
    • Humans
    • Likelihood Functions
    • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
    • Sequence Analysis, DNA

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