Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants

Sequencing depth, which is directly related to the cost and time required for the generation, processing, and maintenance of next-generation sequencing data, is an important factor in the practical utilization of such data in clinical fields. Unfortunately, identifying an exome sequencing depth adeq...

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Main Authors: Kyung Kim, Moon-Woo Seong, Won-Hyong Chung, Sung Sup Park, Sangseob Leem, Won Park, Jihyun Kim, KiYoung Lee, Rae Woong Park, Namshin Kim
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Published: BioMed Central 2015-06-01
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author Kyung Kim
Moon-Woo Seong
Won-Hyong Chung
Sung Sup Park
Sangseob Leem
Won Park
Jihyun Kim
KiYoung Lee
Rae Woong Park
Namshin Kim
author_facet Kyung Kim
Moon-Woo Seong
Won-Hyong Chung
Sung Sup Park
Sangseob Leem
Won Park
Jihyun Kim
KiYoung Lee
Rae Woong Park
Namshin Kim
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description Sequencing depth, which is directly related to the cost and time required for the generation, processing, and maintenance of next-generation sequencing data, is an important factor in the practical utilization of such data in clinical fields. Unfortunately, identifying an exome sequencing depth adequate for clinical use is a challenge that has not been addressed extensively. Here, we investigate the effect of exome sequencing depth on the discovery of sequence variants for clinical use. Toward this, we sequenced ten germ-line blood samples from breast cancer patients on the Illumina platform GAII(x) at a high depth of ~200×. We observed that most function-related diverse variants in the human exonic regions could be detected at a sequencing depth of 120×. Furthermore, investigation using a diagnostic gene set showed that the number of clinical variants identified using exome sequencing reached a plateau at an average sequencing depth of about 120×. Moreover, the phenomena were consistent across the breast cancer samples.
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spelling doaj-art-552e9c6ed5f14e26b43822f6a983f2e12025-02-02T23:07:46ZengBioMed CentralGenomics & Informatics1598-866X2234-07422015-06-01132313910.5808/GI.2015.13.2.31159Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic VariantsKyung Kim0Moon-Woo Seong1Won-Hyong Chung2Sung Sup Park3Sangseob Leem4Won Park5Jihyun Kim6KiYoung Lee7Rae Woong Park8Namshin Kim9Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Korea.Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea.Korean Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea.Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Korea.Department of Functional Genomics, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Korea.Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Korea.Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-749, Korea.Department of Functional Genomics, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.Sequencing depth, which is directly related to the cost and time required for the generation, processing, and maintenance of next-generation sequencing data, is an important factor in the practical utilization of such data in clinical fields. Unfortunately, identifying an exome sequencing depth adequate for clinical use is a challenge that has not been addressed extensively. Here, we investigate the effect of exome sequencing depth on the discovery of sequence variants for clinical use. Toward this, we sequenced ten germ-line blood samples from breast cancer patients on the Illumina platform GAII(x) at a high depth of ~200×. We observed that most function-related diverse variants in the human exonic regions could be detected at a sequencing depth of 120×. Furthermore, investigation using a diagnostic gene set showed that the number of clinical variants identified using exome sequencing reached a plateau at an average sequencing depth of about 120×. Moreover, the phenomena were consistent across the breast cancer samples.http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gni-13-31.pdfclinical applicationdiagnostic variantexome sequencinggenetic variationhigh-throughput nucleotide sequence variantsequencing
spellingShingle Kyung Kim
Moon-Woo Seong
Won-Hyong Chung
Sung Sup Park
Sangseob Leem
Won Park
Jihyun Kim
KiYoung Lee
Rae Woong Park
Namshin Kim
Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants
Genomics & Informatics
clinical application
diagnostic variant
exome sequencing
genetic variation
high-throughput nucleotide sequence variant
sequencing
title Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants
title_full Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants
title_fullStr Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants
title_short Effect of Next-Generation Exome Sequencing Depth for Discovery of Diagnostic Variants
title_sort effect of next generation exome sequencing depth for discovery of diagnostic variants
topic clinical application
diagnostic variant
exome sequencing
genetic variation
high-throughput nucleotide sequence variant
sequencing
url http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gni-13-31.pdf
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