Haplotype-resolved assembly of diploid and polyploid genomes using quantum computing

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Precision medicine's emphasis on individual genetic variants highlights the importance of haplotype-resolved assembly, a computational challenge in bioinformatics given its combinatorial nature. While classical algorithms have made strides in addressing this issue, the potential of quantum computing remains largely untapped. Here, we present the vehicle routing problem (VRP) assembler: an approach that transforms this task into a vehicle routing problem, an optimization formulation solvable on a quantum computer. We demonstrate its potential and feasibility through a proof of concept on short synthetic diploid and triploid genomes using a D-Wave quantum annealer. To tackle larger-scale assembly problems, we integrate the VRP assembler with Google's OR-Tools, achieving a haplotype-resolved local assembly across the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region. Our results show encouraging performance compared to Hifiasm with phasing accuracy approaching the theoretical limit, underscoring the promising future of quantum computing in bioinformatics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Cell reports methods - (2024) vom: 04. Apr., Seite 100754

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Yibo [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jun-Han [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Yuhui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yuxiang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bioinformatics
CP: Genetics
Haplotype assembly
Journal Article
Polyploid genome assembly
Quantum annealing
Quantum computing application
Quantum life sciences
Quantum optimization
Vehicle routing problem

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Date Revised 13.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100754

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NLM371033977