deep-coverage Complete Genomics (CG) sequencing data indicated an overall sensitivity of 88% for deletions and 65% for duplications, with the false negatives driven largely by the relatively lowered sensitivity for ascertaining small SVs in Illumina sequencing data (Fig. 1b, Extended Data Fig. 3). The average per-individual sensitivity was similar for deletions (89%) and slightly lower for duplications (50%). For MEI classes, estimated sensitivities ranged from 83–96% (Table 1) compared to the 1000 Genomes Project pilot phase where a different MEI detection tool was used20. For inversions, we estimated an overall sensitivity of 32% based on variants with a positive validation status recorded in the InvFEST database21, with an increased sensitivity of 67% for inversions <5 kbp in size.
