The objective of the Structural Variation Analysis Group has been to discover and genotype major classes of SVs (defined as DNA variants ≥50 bp) in diverse populations and to generate a statistically phased reference panel with these SVs. Here we report an integrated map of 68,818 SVs in unrelated individuals with ancestry from 26 populations (Supplementary Table 1). We constructed this resource by analysing 1000 Genomes Project phase 3 whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data16 along with data from orthogonal techniques, including long-read single-molecule sequencing (Supplementary Table 2), to characterize hitherto unresolved SV classes. Our study emphasizes the population diversity of SVs, quantifies their functional impact, and highlights previously understudied SV classes, including inversions exhibiting marked sequence complexity.
