TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of allele frequency estimation using pooled sequencing data simulation
AU - Guo, Yan
AU - Samuels, David C.
AU - Li, Jiang
AU - Clark, Travis
AU - Li, Chung I.
AU - Shyr, Yu
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has provided researchers with opportunities to study the genome in unprecedented detail. In particular, NGS is applied to disease association studies. Unlike genotyping chips, NGS is not limited to a fixed set of SNPs. Prices for NGS are now comparable to the SNP chip, although for large studies the cost can be substantial. Pooling techniques are often used to reduce the overall cost of large-scale studies. In this study, we designed a rigorous simulation model to test the practicability of estimating allele frequency from pooled sequencing data. We took crucial factors into consideration, including pool size, overall depth, average depth per sample, pooling variation, and sampling variation. We used real data to demonstrate and measure reference allele preference in DNAseq data and implemented this bias in our simulation model. We found that pooled sequencing data can introduce high levels of relative error rate (defined as error rate divided by targeted allele frequency) and that the error rate is more severe for low minor allele frequency SNPs than for high minor allele frequency SNPs. In order to overcome the error introduced by pooling, we recommend a large pool size and high average depth per sample.
AB - Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has provided researchers with opportunities to study the genome in unprecedented detail. In particular, NGS is applied to disease association studies. Unlike genotyping chips, NGS is not limited to a fixed set of SNPs. Prices for NGS are now comparable to the SNP chip, although for large studies the cost can be substantial. Pooling techniques are often used to reduce the overall cost of large-scale studies. In this study, we designed a rigorous simulation model to test the practicability of estimating allele frequency from pooled sequencing data. We took crucial factors into consideration, including pool size, overall depth, average depth per sample, pooling variation, and sampling variation. We used real data to demonstrate and measure reference allele preference in DNAseq data and implemented this bias in our simulation model. We found that pooled sequencing data can introduce high levels of relative error rate (defined as error rate divided by targeted allele frequency) and that the error rate is more severe for low minor allele frequency SNPs than for high minor allele frequency SNPs. In order to overcome the error introduced by pooling, we recommend a large pool size and high average depth per sample.
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U2 - 10.1155/2013/895496
DO - 10.1155/2013/895496
M3 - Article
C2 - 23476151
AN - SCOPUS:84874524608
VL - 2013
JO - The Scientific World Journal
JF - The Scientific World Journal
SN - 2356-6140
M1 - 895496
ER -