When is an SNP not an SNP?

IF 2.2 4区工程技术 Q3 BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS

BioTechniques Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI:10.1080/07366205.2024.2387993

Shapour Jalilzadeh,Valerie Walker,Gary P Leggatt,Eli Hatchwell

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Abstract

Genomic duplications are important sources of structural change and gene innovation. In humans, the most recent and highly identical sequences (>90% homology, >1 kb long) are known as segmental duplications (SDs). Single-nucleotide variants or single-nucleotide polymorphisms within SDs have not been systematically assessed due to limitations around mapping short-read sequencing data. Single-nucleotide variant rs62486260 was flagged in a study of familial renal stone disease but it was unclear whether it was real or an artifact resulting from the presence of a SD. We describe in silico and wet-lab approaches to investigate this, using segment-specific long-PCR assays, followed by short PCR for Sanger sequencing. Our conclusion was that rs62486260 is an artifact. Our approach can be generalized to deal with other such situations.

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什么时候 SNP 不是 SNP？

基因组复制是结构变化和基因创新的重要来源。在人类中，最新和高度相同的序列（同源性大于 90%，长度大于 1 kb）被称为片段重复（SD）。由于短线程测序数据映射的局限性，SDs 内的单核苷酸变异或单核苷酸多态性尚未得到系统评估。在一项关于家族性肾结石病的研究中，单核苷酸变异体 rs62486260 被标记出来，但尚不清楚它是真实的还是因 SD 的存在而产生的假象。我们介绍了利用分段特异性长 PCR 检测和用于 Sanger 测序的短 PCR 进行研究的硅学和湿实验室方法。我们的结论是，rs62486260 是一个假象。我们的方法可用于处理其他此类情况。

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BioTechniques 工程技术-生化研究方法

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4.40

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3.3 months

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