I have data from 40 exomes and they are from de-identified post-mortem samples.
There are many SNPs that have a higher frequency in Asian populations compared to Europeans, for example. When I compare my data to available SNP frequencies I would like to match the ethnicity. Have the collective observed alleles at such sites been used to determine the ethnicity from exome data?
Also, I have been able to reconstruct the Mitochondrial DNA sequence from off-target reads, using MitoSeek. I can determine the mitochondrial haplotype using Mitotool website, and since particular mitochondrial haplogroups can be enriched in ethnic groups, can this extra information support ethnicity?
Any thoughts or comments welcome.
There are many SNPs that have a higher frequency in Asian populations compared to Europeans, for example. When I compare my data to available SNP frequencies I would like to match the ethnicity. Have the collective observed alleles at such sites been used to determine the ethnicity from exome data?
Also, I have been able to reconstruct the Mitochondrial DNA sequence from off-target reads, using MitoSeek. I can determine the mitochondrial haplotype using Mitotool website, and since particular mitochondrial haplogroups can be enriched in ethnic groups, can this extra information support ethnicity?
Any thoughts or comments welcome.
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