SVision: a deep learning approach to resolve complex structural variants

Nat Methods. 2022 Oct;19(10):1230-1233. doi: 10.1038/s41592-022-01609-w. Epub 2022 Sep 16.

Abstract

Complex structural variants (CSVs) encompass multiple breakpoints and are often missed or misinterpreted. We developed SVision, a deep-learning-based multi-object-recognition framework, to automatically detect and haracterize CSVs from long-read sequencing data. SVision outperforms current callers at identifying the internal structure of complex events and has revealed 80 high-quality CSVs with 25 distinct structures from an individual genome. SVision directly detects CSVs without matching known structures, allowing sensitive detection of both common and previously uncharacterized complex rearrangements.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Deep Learning*
  • Genome
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA