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Long-Read Sequencing

Definition
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Long-read sequencing produces reads that are much longer than standard short-read platforms, often spanning kilobases or more.

Topics
Sequencing and omics tech
Related
Nanopore Sequencing Single-molecule real-time sequencing (SMRT) Short-Read Sequencing

Why it matters in GWAS

Long-read data improve characterization of variants that are poorly captured by arrays, imputation, or short-read sequencing, especially structural and complex variants.

Example usage

"A subset underwent long-read sequencing to resolve structural variants around the associated locus."

Nanopore Sequencing Single-molecule real-time sequencing (SMRT) Short-Read Sequencing Variant Calling Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS)
Related-term network

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Node order. The current term is first. Next come every page linked from Related terms, in the same top-to-bottom order as that list. Then new terms appear in two-hop layers: for each of those direct neighbors (in that same order), their related terms are appended if not already listed. A third pass does the same for two-hop nodes. The walk stops when a fixed maximum number of nodes is reached.

References

  • Logsdon GA, Vollger MR, Eichler EE. (2020). Long-read human genome sequencing and its applications. Nat Rev Genet.
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