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Using imputed genotypes for relative risk estimation in case-parent studies.

Min Shi1, Stephanie J London, Grace Y Chiu

  • 1Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.

American Journal of Epidemiology
|February 8, 2011
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Researchers developed a new method to estimate relative risks from imputed genetic data in case-parent studies. This approach enables combining diverse genetic studies for more robust genome-wide association analyses.

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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Statistical genetics
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) meta-analyses frequently use imputed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data due to varying genotyping platforms.
  • Integrating case-parent triad studies with case-control studies in meta-analyses is desirable but lacks methods for imputed data in triad designs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a novel method for estimating relative risks from imputed SNP data specifically for case-parent triad studies.
  • To enable the inclusion of case-parent triad data in large-scale GWAS meta-analyses alongside case-control studies.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a log-additive model for estimating relative risk of a variant SNP allele using imputed data.
  • Validated the method through simulations with genotyped SNP data.
  • Empirically tested the method on imputed SNP data from the Mexico City Childhood Asthma Study (chromosome 22).

Main Results:

  • Simulations confirmed the method's efficacy with genotyped SNP data.
  • Empirical application showed a high correlation (r² = 0.95) between relative risks estimated from actual and imputed genotypes for chromosome 22 SNPs.
  • The proposed method demonstrated high accuracy for relative risk estimation in case-parent studies using imputed data.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method effectively estimates relative risks from imputed SNP data in case-parent triad studies.
  • This approach facilitates the integration of diverse genetic data, enhancing the power of GWAS meta-analyses.
  • The method is valuable for researchers aiming to conduct comprehensive meta-analyses incorporating both case-parent triad and case-control study designs.