A global reference for human genetic variation

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1000 Genomes ProjectGenomeBiologyReference genomeGenetic variationExome sequencingSingle-nucleotide polymorphismGeneticsHaplotypeIndelStructural variationTag SNPGenotypingHuman genomeComputational biologyHuman genetic variationExomeSNP genotypingGenome-wide association studyGenotypeMutationGene

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 526
Issue: 7571
Pages: 68-74
Citations: 18713
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                                    Adam Auton, 
                                
                                    Gonçalo R. Abecasis, 
                                
                                    David Altshuler
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            A global reference for human genetic variation. 
                            Nature
                            , 526
                            (7571)
                            , 68-74.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15393
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature15393