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Genomic control for association studies under various genetic models.

Gang Zheng1, Boris Freidlin, Zhaohai Li

  • 1Office of Biostatistics Research, DECA, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7938, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7938, USA. zhengg@nhlbi.nih.gov

Biometrics
|March 2, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Genomic control (GC) methods adjust for population substructure in genetic association studies. New variance inflation factors (VIFs) are determined for recessive and dominant models, improving accuracy when allele frequencies match.

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Area of Science:

  • Population Genetics
  • Statistical Genetics
  • Genomic Association Studies

Background:

  • Case-control studies are essential for identifying genetic associations with diseases.
  • Population substructure and cryptic relatedness can lead to spurious associations by inflating test statistic variance.
  • The genomic control (GC) approach, using a variance inflation factor (VIF), was developed to address this for additive genetic models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine appropriate VIFs for recessive and dominant genetic models in association studies.
  • To evaluate the performance of GC tests under different allele frequency scenarios.
  • To provide guidance on selecting the appropriate GC test based on genetic model and allele frequencies.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of VIFs for recessive and dominant genetic models.

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  • Conducting simulation studies to assess GC test performance.
  • Comparing GC test results under varying allele frequencies between null loci and candidate genes.

    • Main Results:

    • VIFs for recessive and dominant models are dependent on candidate allele frequency, unlike the additive model.
    • GC tests derived for recessive and dominant models are optimal when null loci allele frequencies resemble candidate gene allele frequencies.
    • The GC test derived for the additive model is robust and applicable even when the genetic model is unknown or allele frequencies differ significantly.

    Conclusions:

    • The choice of VIF and GC test should consider the underlying genetic model and allele frequency distributions.
    • The additive model's GC test offers a more general solution when genetic models are uncertain or allele frequencies are mismatched.
    • Accurate VIF estimation is crucial for controlling false positives in genome-wide association studies.