Haplotype phasing: existing methods and new developments
- 16 September 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Reviews Genetics
- Vol. 12 (10), 703-714
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg3054
Abstract
The authors review the experimental and computational approaches for determining haplotype phase, focusing on statistical methods, the factors that influence the strategy used and the value of using information on identity-by-descent. Determination of haplotype phase is becoming increasingly important as we enter the era of large-scale sequencing because many of its applications, such as imputing low-frequency variants and characterizing the relationship between genetic variation and disease susceptibility, are particularly relevant to sequence data. Haplotype phase can be generated through laboratory-based experimental methods, or it can be estimated using computational approaches. We assess the haplotype phasing methods that are available, focusing in particular on statistical methods, and we discuss the practical aspects of their application. We also describe recent developments that may transform this field, particularly the use of identity-by-descent for computational phasing.Keywords
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