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Simple estimates of haplotype relative risks in case-control data.

Benjamin French1, Thomas Lumley, Stephanie A Monks

  • 1Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7232, USA. bcf@u.washington.edu

Genetic Epidemiology
|June 7, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Comparing methods for estimating haplotype relative risks in large case-control studies, this research found noniterative weighted logistic regression reliably estimates common haplotype effects, even with genetic phase ambiguity.

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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Statistical genetics
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Estimating haplotype relative risks is crucial for understanding genetic associations with diseases.
  • Existing methods vary in complexity and efficiency for case-control data.
  • Haplotype imputation as a data processing step is desirable for large studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare different methods for estimating associations between disease and common haplotypes in large case-control studies.
  • To evaluate the performance of iterative and noniterative weighted logistic regression methods.
  • To assess the impact of genetic phase ambiguity on haplotype imputation and risk estimation.

Main Methods:

  • A simulation study using haplotype frequencies from two renin-angiotensin system genes.

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  • Comparison of iterative and noniterative weighted logistic regression methods.
  • Quantification of phase ambiguity and its effect on diplotype imputation accuracy.

    • Main Results:

    • All methods performed well when diplotype imputation had low uncertainty.
    • Noniterative methods showed biased estimates under strong genetic effects not tagged by a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP).
    • Noniterative weighted logistic regression provided valid tests and reliable estimates for common haplotype effects, even with phase ambiguity.

    Conclusions:

    • Noniterative weighted logistic regression is a valid and reliable method for genetic association studies.
    • Phase ambiguity does not necessarily lead to uncertainty in imputed diplotypes in large studies with common haplotypes.
    • This approach can be implemented using standard statistical software.