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Melissa Gymrek

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Melissa GymrekiD45 papers · University of California San Diego

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Bioinformatics· 1 Genomics· 1

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Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Chris Tyler-Smith· 1 shared G. David Poznik· 1 shared The 1000 Genomes Project Chromosome Y Group· 1 shared Thomas Willems· 1 shared Yaniv Erlich· 1 shared

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2016-2016 · peak 2/yr

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Population-Scale Sequencing Data Enables Precise Estimates of Y-STR Mutation Rates

Thomas Willems, Melissa Gymrek, G. David Poznik, Chris Tyler-Smith, The 1000 Genomes Project Chromosome Y Group, Yaniv Erlich

This study estimates Y-STR mutation rates using population-scale sequencing data and identifies factors influencing mutation rates and their genomic impact.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2016 · PreprintGenomics

PCR-free library preparation greatly reduces stutter noise at short tandem repeats

This paper compares PCR-free and PCR-based library preparation protocols, finding that the PCR-free method reduces stutter noise in STR sequencing by over four-fold.

bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2016 · PreprintBioinformatics