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Due to the nearly identical sequences of STRC and the pseudogene STRCP1, analysis of this region is challenging in clinical testing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We developed a method that accurately identifies the copy number of STRC and STRCP1 using standard short-read genome sequencing. Then, we used whole genome sequencing (WGS) data to investigate the population distribution of STRC copy number in 6813 neonates and the correlation between STRC and STRCP1 copy number.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The comparison of WGS results with multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification demonstrated high sensitivity (100%; 95% CI, 97.5%\u2013100%) and specificity (98.8%; 95% CI, 97.7%\u201399.5%) in detecting heterozygous deletion of STRC from short-read genome sequencing data. The population analysis revealed that 5.22% of the general population has STRC copy number changes, almost half of which (2.33%; 95% CI, 1.99%\u20132.72%) were clinically significant, including heterozygous and homozygous STRC deletions. There was a strong inverse correlation between STRC and STRCP1 copy number.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We developed a novel and reliable method to determine STRC copy number based on standard short-read based WGS data. Incorporating this method into analytic pipelines would improve the clinical utility of WGS in the screening and diagnosis of hearing loss. Finally, we provide population-based evidence of pseudogene-mediated gene conversions between STRC and STRCP1.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/clinchem\/hvad046","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,19]],"date-time":"2023-05-19T22:43:39Z","timestamp":1684536219000},"page":"763-770","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["The Next Generation of Population-Based DFNB16 Carrier Screening and Diagnosis: <i>STRC<\/i> Copy-Number Variant Analysis from Genome Sequencing Data"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"69","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9338-5525","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jiale","family":"Xiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"BGI Genomics, BGI-Shenzhen , Shenzhen 518083 , 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