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Targeted DNA Methylation Analysis by Next-generation Sequencing

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Performance of statistical methods on CHARGE targeted sequencing data.

Chuanhua Xing¹, Josée Dupuis^2,3, L Adrienne Cupples^4,5

¹Department of Biostatistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. chuanhua.xing@gmail.com.

|October 4, 2014

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This study evaluated rare variant association tests in case-cohort designs using CHARGE Sequencing data. Score-Seq showed higher power, but overall power was low, offering guidelines for rare variant analysis in genomic epidemiology.

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Area of Science:

Genomic Epidemiology
Statistical Genetics
Cardiovascular Research

Background:

The CHARGE Sequencing Project is a national collaboration involving three major cohort studies: Framingham Heart Study (FHS), Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC).
The project employs a case-cohort design, which involves a random sample of participants augmented with individuals at the extremes of specific traits.
Existing statistical methods for rare variant analysis have limited evaluation within the context of case-cohort designs.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the performance of various aggregate-based statistical tests for detecting associations with rare genetic variants in a case-cohort study design.
To provide practical guidelines for researchers using these methods in large-scale genomic epidemiology studies.

Main Methods:

Utilized genotypes from the CHARGE targeted-sequencing project for the Framingham Heart Study (n=1096).
Simulated phenotypes for 11 correlated traits in a large population, then sampled individuals to replicate the CHARGE Sequencing case-cohort design.
Assessed type I error rates and statistical power for 77 targeted genomic regions using methods including SKAT, Score-Seq, and burden tests.

Main Results:

Type I error rates were conservative for variants with a minor allele frequency (MAF) below 1%.
Statistical power to detect associations was generally low across tested methods.
Score-Seq demonstrated relatively higher power compared to other methods evaluated.

Conclusions:

The study offers guidance on the performance of aggregate-based tests for rare variant association in case-cohort studies, using CHARGE data.
Increasing the number of causal variants and the proportion of variance explained enhances power.
The presence of bidirectional effects from causal genotypes, particularly for Score-Seq, tends to reduce statistical power.