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Joint analysis of binary and quantitative traits with data sharing and outcome-dependent sampling.

Gang Zheng1, Colin O Wu, Minjung Kwak

  • 1National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. zhengg@nhlbi.nih.gov

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This study introduces novel statistical tests for analyzing genetic associations with both binary and quantitative traits, even with missing data. The new methods improve power in genetic association studies, particularly with outcome-dependent sampling.

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Published on: July 27, 2021

Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical genetics

Background:

  • Genetic association studies increasingly involve data sharing, leading to outcome-dependent sampling where phenotypes are not measured for all individuals.
  • Traditional methods like Pearson's test for binary traits and F-test for quantitative traits may not fully leverage available data under these conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate statistical methods for joint association analysis of genetic markers with binary and quantitative traits under outcome-dependent sampling.
  • To enhance the power of genetic association tests by incorporating information from individuals with unobserved quantitative traits.

Main Methods:

  • A modified F-test is proposed, incorporating genotype frequencies from individuals with unobserved quantitative traits.
  • A joint analysis combines the modified F-test and Pearson's test using Fisher's P-value combination.
  • A Gamma (scaled chi-squared) distribution is used to model the null distribution for the joint analysis.

Main Results:

  • The proposed modified F-test and joint analysis demonstrate increased statistical power in specific scenarios compared to existing methods.
  • Simulations confirm the performance of the new tests under various conditions.
  • The methods are applicable to single trait association testing as well.

Conclusions:

  • The developed statistical framework effectively analyzes joint genetic associations with mixed trait types under outcome-dependent sampling.
  • These methods offer improved power for genetic association studies facing common data-sharing challenges.
  • The approach was successfully applied to a rheumatoid arthritis dataset.