Analysis of independent cohorts of outbred CFW mice reveals novel loci for behavioral and physiological traits and identifies factors determining reproducibility
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Analysis of independent cohorts of outbred CFW mice reveals novel loci for behavioral and physiological traits and identifies factors determining reproducibility. / Zou, Jennifer; Gopalakrishnan, Shyam; Parker, Clarissa C.; Nicod, Jerome; Mott, Richard; Cai, Na; Lionikas, Arimantas; Davies, Robert W.; Palmer, Abraham A.; Flint, Jonathan.
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T1 - Analysis of independent cohorts of outbred CFW mice reveals novel loci for behavioral and physiological traits and identifies factors determining reproducibility
AU - Zou, Jennifer
AU - Gopalakrishnan, Shyam
AU - Parker, Clarissa C.
AU - Nicod, Jerome
AU - Mott, Richard
AU - Cai, Na
AU - Lionikas, Arimantas
AU - Davies, Robert W.
AU - Palmer, Abraham A.
AU - Flint, Jonathan
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Combining samples for genetic association is standard practice in human genetic analysis of complex traits, but is rarely undertaken in rodent genetics. Here, using 23 phenotypes and genotypes from two independent laboratories, we obtained a sample size of 3076 commercially available outbred mice and identified 70 loci, more than double the number of loci identified in the component studies. Fine-mapping in the combined sample reduced the number of likely causal variants, with a median reduction in set size of 51%, and indicated novel gene associations, including Pnpo, Ttll6, and GM11545 with bone mineral density, and Psmb9 with weight. However, replication at a nominal threshold of 0.05 between the two component studies was low, with less than one-third of loci identified in one study replicated in the second. In addition to overestimates in the effect size in the discovery sample (Winner's Curse), we also found that heterogeneity between studies explained the poor replication, but the contribution of these two factors varied among traits. Leveraging these observations, we integrated information about replication rates, study-specific heterogeneity, and Winner's Curse corrected estimates of power to assign variants to one of four confidence levels. Our approach addresses concerns about reproducibility and demonstrates how to obtain robust results from mapping complex traits in any genome-wide association study.
AB - Combining samples for genetic association is standard practice in human genetic analysis of complex traits, but is rarely undertaken in rodent genetics. Here, using 23 phenotypes and genotypes from two independent laboratories, we obtained a sample size of 3076 commercially available outbred mice and identified 70 loci, more than double the number of loci identified in the component studies. Fine-mapping in the combined sample reduced the number of likely causal variants, with a median reduction in set size of 51%, and indicated novel gene associations, including Pnpo, Ttll6, and GM11545 with bone mineral density, and Psmb9 with weight. However, replication at a nominal threshold of 0.05 between the two component studies was low, with less than one-third of loci identified in one study replicated in the second. In addition to overestimates in the effect size in the discovery sample (Winner's Curse), we also found that heterogeneity between studies explained the poor replication, but the contribution of these two factors varied among traits. Leveraging these observations, we integrated information about replication rates, study-specific heterogeneity, and Winner's Curse corrected estimates of power to assign variants to one of four confidence levels. Our approach addresses concerns about reproducibility and demonstrates how to obtain robust results from mapping complex traits in any genome-wide association study.
KW - GWAS
KW - CFW
KW - replication
KW - Winner's Curse
KW - power
KW - mega-analysis
KW - GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION
KW - PREPULSE INHIBITION
KW - COMPLEX TRAITS
KW - METAANALYSIS
KW - REPLICATION
KW - PERMUTATION
KW - EXPRESSION
KW - EFFICIENT
KW - GENETICS
KW - BONE
U2 - 10.1093/g3journal/jkab394
DO - 10.1093/g3journal/jkab394
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34791208
VL - 12
JO - G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Bethesda)
JF - G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Bethesda)
SN - 2160-1836
IS - 1
M1 - jkab394
ER -
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