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Ping Zeng1, Yang Zhao, Jin Liu

  • 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, P. R. China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, P. R. China.

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New likelihood ratio tests (LRT) and restricted likelihood ratio tests (ReLRT) effectively detect rare variants in human phenotypes. These methods control type I error and offer robust performance across various genetic scenarios.

Keywords:
Rare variantsassociation analysislikelihood ratio testmixed effects modelrestricted likelihood ratio testsequencing datavariance component test

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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Statistical Genetics
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Rare variants significantly influence human phenotypes but are difficult to detect due to low minor allele frequency.
  • Existing methods like the burden test struggle with the directionality of effect, while others like SKAT have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and evaluate novel statistical tests, the likelihood ratio test (LRT) and restricted likelihood ratio test (ReLRT), for the association of rare variants.
  • To address the challenges in rare variant detection using a linear mixed effects model framework.

Main Methods:

  • Developed LRT and ReLRT by treating groups of rare variants as random effects within a linear mixed effects model.
  • Utilized spectral decomposition to obtain exact finite sample null distributions via simulation.
  • Compared performance against established methods: burden test, Sequence Kernel Association Test (SKAT), and SKAT-Optimal (SKAT-O).

Main Results:

  • LRT and ReLRT demonstrated robust control of type I error, irrespective of chosen weights or the number of rare variants.
  • The proposed tests outperformed SKAT in various situations and showed similar performance to the burden test when causal variants had a consistent effect direction.
  • When effects varied in direction, LRT and ReLRT maintained power, unlike SKAT-O, which exhibited lower power than SKAT in such cases.

Conclusions:

  • LRT and ReLRT are effective and robust methods for rare variant association testing in human genetics.
  • These novel tests provide a valuable alternative, particularly in scenarios with mixed directions of effect among rare variants.
  • The findings highlight the importance of considering effect directionality in rare variant analysis and suggest limitations of existing optimal tests like SKAT-O under such conditions.