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. 2018 Nov 12;27(3):442–454. doi: 10.1038/s41431-018-0300-6

Table 1.

Single-nucleotide variation (SNV) characteristics in whole-genome sequences from Estonian Biobank participants

(a) Variants in the Estonian Biobank discovery set Whole genome ADMET genes (n = 64)
n % n %
Genes with variants 18,468 56
Unique variants 29,108,287 1314
Variant carriers 2240 2240
Novel variants 11,508,281 39.5 267 20.3
Known variants 17,600,006 60.5 1047 79.7
MAF > 5% 5,403,215 18.6 164 12.5
1% ≤ MAF < 5% 2,444,670 8.4 95 7.2
0.5% ≤ MAF < 1 % 1,211,084 4.2 45 3.4
0.05% ≤ MAF < 0.5% 6,460,248 22.2 285 21.7
MAF < 0.05 % 13,589,070 46.7 725 55.2
AC = 1 10,617,607 36.5 560 42.6
AC = 2 2,971,463 10.2 165 12.6
(b) Loss-of-function Missense Promoter region
n % n % n %
Unique variants 41 567 706
MAF > 5% 1 2.4 39 6.8 124 17.6
1% < MAF < 5% 0 0 38 6.7 57 8.1
0.5% < = MAF < 1 % 1 2.4 16 2.8 28 3.9
0.05% < = MAF < 0.5% 15 36.6 113 19.9 157 22.2
MAF < 0.05 % 24 58.5 361 63.6 340 48.1
AC = 1 21 51.2 279 49.2 260 36.8
AC = 2 3 7.3 82 14.5 80 11.3
Novel variants 10 24.3 134 23.6 123 17.4
Novel variants AC = 1 6 14.6 99 17.5 50 7.1
Known variants 31 75.6 433 76.4 583 82.5
Known variants AC = 1 15 36.6 180 31.7 210 29.7

AC allele count, MAF Minor allele frequency, ADMET absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity, n number of variants

(a) Numbers and frequencies of detected variants in whole-genome sequences and targeted pharmacogenes

(b) Characterization of targeted pharmacogenetic variations in loss of function (LoF), missense, and regulatory (transcription factor binding sites in liver 5-kb upstream of gene start site) regions