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Article Dans Une Revue Human Genetics and Genomics Advances Année : 2024

Trait selection strategy in multi-trait GWAS: Boosting SNPs discoverability

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Since the first Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), thousands of variant-trait associations have been discovered. However, comprehensively mapping the genetic determinant of complex traits through univariate testing can require prohibitive sample sizes. Multi-trait GWAS can circumvent this issue and improve statistical power by leveraging the joint genetic architecture of human phenotypes. Although many methodological hurdles of multi-trait testing have been solved, the strategy to select traits has been overlooked. In this study, we conducted multi-trait GWAS on approximately 20,000 combinations of 72 traits using an omnibus test as implemented in JASS (Joint Analysis of Summary Statistics). We assessed which genetic features of the sets of traits analysed were associated with an increased detection of variants compared to univariate screening. Several features of the set of traits, including the heritability, the number of traits, and the genetic correlation, drive the multi-trait test gain. Using these features jointly in predictive models captures a large fraction of the power gain of the multi-trait test (Pearson's γ between the observed and predicted gain equals 0.43, P < 1.6 x 10-60). Applying an alternative multi-trait approach (MTAG), we identified similar features of interest, but with an overall 70% lower number of new associations. Finally, selecting sets based on our data-driven models systematically outperformed the common strategy of selecting clinically similar traits. This work provides a unique picture of the determinant of multi-trait GWAS statistical power and outline practical strategies for multi-trait testing.
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pasteur-04611950 , version 1 (17-07-2024)

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Yuka Suzuki, Hervé Ménager, Bryan Brancotte, Raphaël Vernet, Cyril Nerin, et al.. Trait selection strategy in multi-trait GWAS: Boosting SNPs discoverability. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, 2024, 5 (3), pp.100319. ⟨10.1016/j.xhgg.2024.100319⟩. ⟨pasteur-04611950⟩
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