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    SUGAR: graphical user interface-based data refiner for high-throughput DNA sequencing

    Next-generation sequencers (NGSs) have become one of the main tools for current biology. To obtain useful insights from the NGS data, it is essential to control low-quality portions of the data affected by tec...

    Yukuto Sato, Kaname Kojima, Naoki Nariai, Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata in BMC Genomics (2014)

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    Validation of multiple single nucleotide variation calls by additional exome analysis with a semiconductor sequencer to supplement data of whole-genome sequencing of a human population

    Validation of single nucleotide variations in whole-genome sequencing is critical for studying disease-related variations in large populations. A combination of different types of next-generation sequencers fo...

    Ikuko N Motoike, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Inaho Danjoh, Fumiki Katsuoka in BMC Genomics (2014)

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    TIGAR2: sensitive and accurate estimation of transcript isoform expression with longer RNA-Seq reads

    High-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) enables quantification and identification of transcripts at single-base resolution. Recently, longer sequence reads become available thanks to the development of new ty...

    Naoki Nariai, Kaname Kojima, Takahiro Mimori, Yukuto Sato, Yosuke Kawai in BMC Genomics (2014)

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    HLA-VBSeq: accurate HLA ty** at full resolution from whole-genome sequencing data

    Human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genes play an important role in determining the outcome of organ transplantation and are linked to many human diseases. Because of the diversity and polymorphisms of HLA loci, HLA...

    Naoki Nariai, Kaname Kojima, Sakae Saito, Takahiro Mimori, Yukuto Sato in BMC Genomics (2015)

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    Estimating copy numbers of alleles from population-scale high-throughput sequencing data

    With the recent development of microarray and high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies, a number of studies have revealed catalogs of copy number variants (CNVs) and their association with phenotypes and ...

    Takahiro Mimori, Naoki Nariai, Kaname Kojima, Yukuto Sato in BMC Bioinformatics (2015)

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    Regional genetic differences among Japanese populations and performance of genotype imputation using whole-genome reference panel of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project

    Genotype imputation from single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotype data using a haplotype reference panel consisting of thousands of unrelated individuals from populations of interest can help to identify ...

    Jun Yasuda, Fumiki Katsuoka, Inaho Danjoh, Yosuke Kawai, Kaname Kojima in BMC Genomics (2018)