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The GA4GH Variation Representation Specification (VRS): a Computational Framework for the Precise Representation and Federated Identification of Molecular Variation

View ORCID ProfileAlex H Wagner, View ORCID ProfileLawrence Babb, View ORCID ProfileGil Alterovitz, View ORCID ProfileMichael Baudis, View ORCID ProfileMatthew Brush, View ORCID ProfileDaniel L Cameron, View ORCID ProfileMelissa Cline, View ORCID ProfileMalachi Griffith, View ORCID ProfileObi L Griffith, View ORCID ProfileSarah Hunt, David Kreda, Jennifer Lee, Javier Lopez, View ORCID ProfileEric Moyer, Tristan Nelson, View ORCID ProfileRonak Y Patel, View ORCID ProfileKevin Riehle, Peter N Robinson, Shawn Rynearson, View ORCID ProfileHelen Schuilenburg, View ORCID ProfileKirill Tsukanov, View ORCID ProfileBrian Walsh, View ORCID ProfileMelissa Konopko, View ORCID ProfileHeidi Rehm, View ORCID ProfileAndrew D Yates, View ORCID ProfileRobert R Freimuth, View ORCID ProfileReece K Hart
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.15.426843
Alex H Wagner
1The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43215, USA
2Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Lawrence Babb
3Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Gil Alterovitz
4Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
5Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Michael Baudis
6University of Zurich and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Zurich, Switzerland
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Matthew Brush
7Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Daniel L Cameron
8Bioinformatics Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
9Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Melissa Cline
10UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
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Malachi Griffith
11Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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Obi L Griffith
11Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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Sarah Hunt
12European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
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David Kreda
13Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115, USA
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Jennifer Lee
14Essex Management LLC and National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Javier Lopez
15Genomics England, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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Eric Moyer
16National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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Tristan Nelson
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Ronak Y Patel
18Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Kevin Riehle
18Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Peter N Robinson
19Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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Shawn Rynearson
20Utah Center for Genetic Discovery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Helen Schuilenburg
12European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
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Kirill Tsukanov
12European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
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Brian Walsh
7Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Melissa Konopko
21The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, Torongto, Ontario, Canada
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Heidi Rehm
3Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
22Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Andrew D Yates
12European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
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Robert R Freimuth
23Center for Individualized Medicine, Division of Digital Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Reece K Hart
3Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
24MyOme, Inc., San Carlos, CA 94070, USA
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  • For correspondence: Alex.Wagner@nationwidechildrens.org lbabb@broadinstitute.org reecehart@gmail.com
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https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.15.426843
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  • January 17, 2021.
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Author Information

  1. Alex H Wagner1,2,*,
  2. Lawrence Babb3,*,
  3. Gil Alterovitz4,5,
  4. Michael Baudis6,
  5. Matthew Brush7,
  6. Daniel L Cameron8,9,
  7. Melissa Cline10,
  8. Malachi Griffith11,
  9. Obi L Griffith11,
  10. Sarah Hunt12,
  11. David Kreda13,
  12. Jennifer Lee14,
  13. Javier Lopez15,
  14. Eric Moyer16,
  15. Tristan Nelson17,
  16. Ronak Y Patel18,
  17. Kevin Riehle18,
  18. Peter N Robinson19,
  19. Shawn Rynearson20,
  20. Helen Schuilenburg12,
  21. Kirill Tsukanov12,
  22. Brian Walsh7,
  23. Melissa Konopko21,
  24. Heidi Rehm3,22,
  25. Andrew D Yates12,
  26. Robert R Freimuth23 and
  27. Reece K Hart3,24,*
  1. 1The Steve and Cindy Rasmussen Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43215, USA
  2. 2Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
  3. 3Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
  4. 4Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  5. 5Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  6. 6University of Zurich and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Zurich, Switzerland
  7. 7Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
  8. 8Bioinformatics Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
  9. 9Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  10. 10UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
  11. 11Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
  12. 12European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
  13. 13Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115, USA
  14. 14Essex Management LLC and National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
  15. 15Genomics England, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
  16. 16National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
  17. 17Gesinger Health, Danville, PA 17822, USA
  18. 18Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
  19. 19Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
  20. 20Utah Center for Genetic Discovery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
  21. 21The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, Torongto, Ontario, Canada
  22. 22Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
  23. 23Center for Individualized Medicine, Division of Digital Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
  24. 24MyOme, Inc., San Carlos, CA 94070, USA
  1. ↵*To whom correspondence may be addressed: Alex H. Wagner: Alex.Wagner{at}nationwidechildrens.org, Lawrence Babb: lbabb{at}broadinstitute.org, Reece K. Hart: reecehart{at}gmail.com
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The GA4GH Variation Representation Specification (VRS): a Computational Framework for the Precise Representation and Federated Identification of Molecular Variation
Alex H Wagner, Lawrence Babb, Gil Alterovitz, Michael Baudis, Matthew Brush, Daniel L Cameron, Melissa Cline, Malachi Griffith, Obi L Griffith, Sarah Hunt, David Kreda, Jennifer Lee, Javier Lopez, Eric Moyer, Tristan Nelson, Ronak Y Patel, Kevin Riehle, Peter N Robinson, Shawn Rynearson, Helen Schuilenburg, Kirill Tsukanov, Brian Walsh, Melissa Konopko, Heidi Rehm, Andrew D Yates, Robert R Freimuth, Reece K Hart
bioRxiv 2021.01.15.426843; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.15.426843
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The GA4GH Variation Representation Specification (VRS): a Computational Framework for the Precise Representation and Federated Identification of Molecular Variation
Alex H Wagner, Lawrence Babb, Gil Alterovitz, Michael Baudis, Matthew Brush, Daniel L Cameron, Melissa Cline, Malachi Griffith, Obi L Griffith, Sarah Hunt, David Kreda, Jennifer Lee, Javier Lopez, Eric Moyer, Tristan Nelson, Ronak Y Patel, Kevin Riehle, Peter N Robinson, Shawn Rynearson, Helen Schuilenburg, Kirill Tsukanov, Brian Walsh, Melissa Konopko, Heidi Rehm, Andrew D Yates, Robert R Freimuth, Reece K Hart
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