Genomic inflation factors under polygenic inheritance

Population structure, including population stratification and cryptic relatedness, can cause spurious associations in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Usually, the scaled median or mean test statistic for association calculated from multiple single-nucleotide-polymorphisms across the genome i...

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Autori principali: Yang, J, Weedon, M, Purcell, S, Lettre, G, Estrada, K, Willer, C, Smith, A, Ingelsson, E, O'Connell, JR, Mangino, M, Mägi, R, Madden, P, Heath, A, Nyholt, DR, Martin, N, Montgomery, G, Frayling, T, Hirschhorn, J, McCarthy, M, Goddard, M, Visscher, P
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2011
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author Yang, J
Weedon, M
Purcell, S
Lettre, G
Estrada, K
Willer, C
Smith, A
Ingelsson, E
O'Connell, JR
Mangino, M
Mägi, R
Madden, P
Heath, A
Nyholt, DR
Martin, N
Montgomery, G
Frayling, T
Hirschhorn, J
McCarthy, M
Goddard, M
Visscher, P
author_facet Yang, J
Weedon, M
Purcell, S
Lettre, G
Estrada, K
Willer, C
Smith, A
Ingelsson, E
O'Connell, JR
Mangino, M
Mägi, R
Madden, P
Heath, A
Nyholt, DR
Martin, N
Montgomery, G
Frayling, T
Hirschhorn, J
McCarthy, M
Goddard, M
Visscher, P
author_sort Yang, J
collection OXFORD
description Population structure, including population stratification and cryptic relatedness, can cause spurious associations in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Usually, the scaled median or mean test statistic for association calculated from multiple single-nucleotide-polymorphisms across the genome is used to assess such effects, and genomic control can be applied subsequently to adjust test statistics at individual loci by a genomic inflation factor. Published GWAS have clearly shown that there are many loci underlying genetic variation for a wide range of complex diseases and traits, implying that a substantial proportion of the genome should show inflation of the test statistic. Here, we show by theory, simulation and analysis of data that in the absence of population structure and other technical artefacts, but in the presence of polygenic inheritance, substantial genomic inflation is expected. Its magnitude depends on sample size, heritability, linkage disequilibrium structure and the number of causal variants. Our predictions are consistent with empirical observations on height in independent samples of ∼4000 and ∼133 000 individuals. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.
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spelling oxford-uuid:02ee5c21-7169-4b4f-a815-9f746bf285062022-03-26T08:43:26ZGenomic inflation factors under polygenic inheritanceJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:02ee5c21-7169-4b4f-a815-9f746bf28506EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Yang, JWeedon, MPurcell, SLettre, GEstrada, KWiller, CSmith, AIngelsson, EO'Connell, JRMangino, MMägi, RMadden, PHeath, ANyholt, DRMartin, NMontgomery, GFrayling, THirschhorn, JMcCarthy, MGoddard, MVisscher, PPopulation structure, including population stratification and cryptic relatedness, can cause spurious associations in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Usually, the scaled median or mean test statistic for association calculated from multiple single-nucleotide-polymorphisms across the genome is used to assess such effects, and genomic control can be applied subsequently to adjust test statistics at individual loci by a genomic inflation factor. Published GWAS have clearly shown that there are many loci underlying genetic variation for a wide range of complex diseases and traits, implying that a substantial proportion of the genome should show inflation of the test statistic. Here, we show by theory, simulation and analysis of data that in the absence of population structure and other technical artefacts, but in the presence of polygenic inheritance, substantial genomic inflation is expected. Its magnitude depends on sample size, heritability, linkage disequilibrium structure and the number of causal variants. Our predictions are consistent with empirical observations on height in independent samples of ∼4000 and ∼133 000 individuals. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.
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Weedon, M
Purcell, S
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Estrada, K
Willer, C
Smith, A
Ingelsson, E
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Mägi, R
Madden, P
Heath, A
Nyholt, DR
Martin, N
Montgomery, G
Frayling, T
Hirschhorn, J
McCarthy, M
Goddard, M
Visscher, P
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