Vietnam launches VN1K: First 1,000-person genome dataset and population reference for precision medicine
More than 40 Vietnamese scientists published a study in the journal Nature Communications on July 22, presenting the most comprehensive Vietnamese genomic dataset to date. The project analysed DNA from 1,011 individuals drawn from 53 of the country’s 63 provinces and cities.
The analysis identified over 42 million genetic variants, including roughly 8.5 million that had never been recorded in international databases. Using this data the team created the Vietnamese PanGenome Reference (VPR), the first population‑specific reference genome for Vietnamese people, aimed at improving the accuracy of genetic analysis.
The research was led by Dr Vo Sy Nam, Executive Director of the Big Data Research Institute at VinUni University, and Prof Vu Ha Van, Scientific Director of the Institute. Initiated in 2018, the VN1K resource is intended to support genetics research, precision and preventive medicine, and to fill a longstanding gap in global genomic data concerning Southeast Asian populations.
Entities: Dr Vo Sy Nam · Nature Communications · Prof Vu Ha Van · Vietnamese PanGenome Reference (VPR) · VinUni University
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The VN1K resource aims to support genetics research, precision medicine and preventive medicine in Vietnam. (78a98ea0-6cfb-4e98-b77b-d952b8f9bc3a, 1f6fece2-faab-4812-bf8b-989fd7765ffa, 8dfd1b91-c365-4e5c-abd0-3ddd1dd159bf)
- [● 3 SOURCES] More than 40 Vietnamese scientists published a study on the Vietnamese genome dataset in Nature Communications on July 22. (78a98ea0-6cfb-4e98-b77b-d952b8f9bc3a, 1f6fece2-faab-4812-bf8b-989fd7765ffa, 8dfd1b91-c365-4e5c-abd0-3ddd1dd159bf)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The project was initiated in 2018 at the Big Data Research Institute, now part of VinUni University. (78a98ea0-6cfb-4e98-b77b-d952b8f9bc3a, 1f6fece2-faab-4812-bf8b-989fd7765ffa, 8dfd1b91-c365-4e5c-abd0-3ddd1dd159bf)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Dr Vo Sy Nam and Prof Vu Ha Van are the lead authors of the VN1K study. (78a98ea0-6cfb-4e98-b77b-d952b8f9bc3a, 1f6fece2-faab-4812-bf8b-989fd7765ffa, 8dfd1b91-c365-4e5c-abd0-3ddd1dd159bf)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The dataset includes genome data from 1,011 Vietnamese individuals from 53 of the country’s 63 provinces. (78a98ea0-6cfb-4e98-b77b-d952b8f9bc3a, 1f6fece2-faab-4812-bf8b-989fd7765ffa, 8dfd1b91-c365-4e5c-abd0-3ddd1dd159bf)
- [● 3 SOURCES] More than 42 million genetic variants were recorded, including about 8.5 million previously unknown in international databases. (78a98ea0-6cfb-4e98-b77b-d952b8f9bc3a, 1f6fece2-faab-4812-bf8b-989fd7765ffa, 8dfd1b91-c365-4e5c-abd0-3ddd1dd159bf)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Vietnamese PanGenome Reference (VPR) was created as the first population‑specific reference genome for Vietnamese people. (78a98ea0-6cfb-4e98-b77b-d952b8f9bc3a, 1f6fece2-faab-4812-bf8b-989fd7765ffa, 8dfd1b91-c365-4e5c-abd0-3ddd1dd159bf)