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Human pangenome supports analysis of complex genomic regions

A pangenome is a collection of DNA sequences that reveals genetic variation between individuals. Four scientists discuss the generation of a human pangenome, and what insights can be gained from it.
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  1. Arya Massarat

    1. Arya Massarat is in the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.

  2. Melissa Gymrek

    1. Melissa Gymrek is in the Departments of Medicine, of Computer Science and Engineering and of Biomedical Informatics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.

  3. Brian McStay

    1. Brian McStay is in the Centre for Chromosome Biology, University of Galway, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland.

  4. Hákon Jónsson

    1. Hákon Jónsson is at deCODE genetics, Reykjavik 101, Iceland.

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Nature 617, 256-258 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01490-3

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