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    Background:

    • Complex traits and diseases are not fully explained by individual genetic variants from genome-wide association studies (GWAS).
    • Existing methods for selecting variant loci often focus on network connectedness, potentially leading to redundant feature selection and suboptimal predictive performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel method, SPADIS, for selecting a diverse set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that account for complementary effects in explaining phenotypic variation.
    • To evaluate SPADIS's performance against state-of-the-art methods in predicting complex traits.

    Main Methods:

    • SPADIS employs a greedy algorithm to maximize a submodular set function, selecting remotely located SNPs on SNP-SNP networks.
    • The method was compared to SConES using continuous flowering time phenotypes in Arabidopsis Thaliana.

    Main Results:

    • SPADIS demonstrated superior average phenotype prediction performance for 15 out of 17 traits compared to SConES when selecting an equal number of SNPs.
    • The method showed consistent improvements across various networks and settings, identified more candidate genes, and offered faster computation.

    Conclusions:

    • SPADIS offers a more effective approach to SNP selection by prioritizing diversity over connectedness, leading to improved phenotype prediction.
    • The method provides a computationally efficient and powerful tool for genetic analysis of complex traits.