Detecting and Estimating Contamination of Human DNA Samples in Sequencing and Array-Based Genotype Data
Detecting and Estimating Contamination of Human DNA Samples in Sequencing and Array-Based Genotype Data
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.09.004
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发表时间:
2012-11-02
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Kang, Hyun Min
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作者:
Jun, Goo;Flickinger, Matthew;Kang, Hyun Min
DNA sample contamination is a serious problem in DNA sequencing studies and may result in systematic genotype misclassification and false positive associations. Although methods exist to detect and filter out cross-species contamination, few methods to detect within-species sample contamination are available. In this paper, we describe methods to identify within-species DNA sample contamination based on (1) a combination of sequencing reads and array-based genotype data, (2) sequence reads alone, and (3) array-based genotype data alone. Analysis of sequencing reads allows contamination detection after sequence data is generated but prior to variant calling; analysis of array-based genotype data allows contamination detection prior to generation of costly sequence data. Through a combination of analysis of in silico and experimentally contaminated samples, we show that our methods can reliably detect and estimate levels of contamination as low as 1%. We evaluate the impact of DNA contamination on genotype accuracy and propose effective strategies to screen for and prevent DNA contamination in sequencing studies.