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Rare and common variants: twenty arguments.

Greg Gibson1

  • 1School of Biology and Center for Integrative Genomics, 770 State Street, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA. greg.gibson@biology. gatech.edu

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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) explain only a fraction of disease risk. This review examines arguments for rare, large-effect variants versus common, small-effect variants, concluding both contribute to complex traits.

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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Complex Trait Genetics

Background:

  • Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have advanced understanding of genetic disease risk.
  • GWAS identify only a fraction of causal genetic loci, leading to debate on the missing heritability.
  • The debate centers on whether missing heritability is due to rare variants with large effects or common variants with small effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review arguments for and against two models of genetic basis for complex traits: rare variants of large effect vs. common variants of small effect.
  • To reconcile the differing perspectives on the genetic architecture of complex traits.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of 20 arguments.
  • Analysis of existing literature on genetic models for complex traits.

Main Results:

  • Arguments for both rare, large-effect variants and common, small-effect variants contributing to complex traits were evaluated.
  • Evidence suggests that both types of genetic variants play a role.

Conclusions:

  • Both rare variants with large effects and common variants with small effects can be readily reconciled as contributors to the genetic basis of complex traits.
  • The genetic architecture of complex traits is likely a combination of different variant types and effects.