title: Sequencing studies in human genetics: design and interpretation.
abstract: Next-generation sequencing is becoming the primary discovery tool in human genetics. There have been many clear successes in identifying genes that are responsible for Mendelian diseases, and sequencing approaches are now poised to identify the mutations that cause undiagnosed childhood genetic diseases and those that predispose individuals to more common complex diseases. There are, however, growing concerns that the complexity and magnitude of complete sequence data could lead to an explosion of weakly justified claims of association between genetic variants and disease. Here, we provide an overview of the basic workflow in next-generation sequencing studies and emphasize, where possible, measures and considerations that facilitate accurate inferences from human sequencing studies.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Genome Variation, Duke University School of Medicine, 308 Research Drive, Box 91009, LSRC B Wing, Room 330, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA. d.goldstein@duke.edu
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keebler
authors.forename: Elliott H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Margulies
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petrou
authors.forename: Slavé
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petrovski
authors.forename: Shamil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sunyaev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D016678:Genome; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009154:Mutation; D012307:Risk Factors; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*