ExpansionHunter Denovo: a computational method for locating known and novel repeat expansions in short-read sequencing data

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Repeat expansions are responsible for over 40 monogenic disorders, and undoubtedly more pathogenic repeat expansions remain to be discovered. Existing methods for detecting repeat expansions in short-read sequencing data require predefined repeat catalogs. Recent discoveries emphasize the need for methods that do not require pre-specified candidate repeats. To address this need, we introduce ExpansionHunter Denovo, an efficient catalog-free method for genome-wide repeat expansion detection. Analysis of real and simulated data shows that our method can identify large expansions of 41 out of 44 pathogenic repeats, including nine recently reported non-reference repeat expansions not discoverable via existing methods.</jats:p>

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  • Genome Biology

    Genome Biology 21 (1), 102-, 2020-04-28

    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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