Whole Genome Sequence, Variant Discovery and Annotation in Mapuche-Huilliche Native South Americans

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Contributors

  • Elena A. Vidal - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Mayor (Author)
  • Tomás C. Moyano - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Bernabé I. Bustos - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andrés Bello (Author)
  • Eduardo Pérez-Palma - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andrés Bello (Author)
  • Carol Moraga - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Eleodoro Riveras - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Alejandro Montecinos - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Lorena Azócar - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Daniela C. Soto - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Mabel Vidal - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Alex Di Genova - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Klaus Puschel - , Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Peter Nürnberg - , University of Cologne (Author)
  • Stephan Buch - , Department of Internal Medicine I (Author)
  • Jochen Hampe - , Department of Internal Medicine I (Author)
  • Miguel L. Allende - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Verónica Cambiazo - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Mauricio González - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Christian Hodar - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Martín Montecino - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andrés Bello (Author)
  • Claudia Muñoz-Espinoza - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andrés Bello (Author)
  • Ariel Orellana - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andrés Bello (Author)
  • Angélica Reyes-Jara - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Dante Travisany - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Paula Vizoso - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Mayor (Author)
  • Mauricio Moraga - , Universidad de Chile (Author)
  • Susana Eyheramendy - , Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Alejandro Maass - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Giancarlo V. De Ferrari - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andrés Bello (Author)
  • Juan Francisco Miquel - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)
  • Rodrigo A. Gutiérrez - , FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Author)

Abstract

Whole human genome sequencing initiatives help us understand population history and the basis of genetic diseases. Current data mostly focuses on Old World populations, and the information of the genomic structure of Native Americans, especially those from the Southern Cone is scant. Here we present annotation and variant discovery from high-quality complete genome sequences of a cohort of 11 Mapuche-Huilliche individuals (HUI) from Southern Chile. We found approximately 3.1 × 10 6 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) per individual and identified 403,383 (6.9%) of novel SNVs events. Analyses of large-scale genomic events detected 680 copy number variants (CNVs) and 4,514 structural variants (SVs), including 398 and 1,910 novel events, respectively. Global ancestry composition of HUI genomes revealed that the cohort represents a sample from a marginally admixed population from the Southern Cone, whose main genetic component derives from Native American ancestors. Additionally, we found that HUI genomes contain variants in genes associated with 5 of the 6 leading causes of noncommunicable diseases in Chile, which may have an impact on the risk of prevalent diseases in Chilean and Amerindian populations. Our data represents a useful resource that can contribute to population-based studies and for the design of early diagnostics or prevention tools for Native and admixed Latin American populations.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number2132
JournalScientific reports
Volume9
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 30765821
PubMedCentral PMC6376018
ORCID /0000-0003-2928-015X/work/146166315

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chile, Cohort Studies, DNA Copy Number Variations, Ethnicity/genetics, Female, Genetic Markers, Genetics, Population, Genome, Human, Genomics/methods, Haplotypes, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Whole Genome Sequencing/methods, Young Adult