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Scott A Funkhouser^1,2, Ana I Vazquez³, Juan P Steibel⁴

¹Institute for Behavioral Genetics, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Scott.Funkhouser@colorado.edu gustavoc@msu.edu.

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Summary

This study introduces a new method, local Bayesian regression (LBR), to better detect gene-by-sex (G×S) interactions influencing human traits. LBR improves the power to find genetic differences between males and females, advancing our understanding of complex trait variation.

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Bayesian methods GWAS gene-by-sex interactions

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Area of Science:

Genetics
Human Complex Traits
Statistical Genomics

Background:

Complex human traits often show sex differences, partly due to differing genetic architectures between males and females.
Mapping gene-by-sex (G×S) interactions is challenging due to small effect sizes and limitations of traditional genome-wide association studies (GWAS).

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a novel statistical method, local Bayesian regression (LBR), for detecting G×S interactions.
To improve the power and resolution for identifying sex-specific genetic effects and G×S interactions.

Main Methods:

Developed a local Bayesian regression (LBR) method to estimate sex-specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker effects.
Accounted for local linkage disequilibrium (LD) patterns to infer sex-specific effects and G×S interactions.
Aggregated effects of multiple SNPs within LD-based regions for enhanced detection power.

Main Results:

Simulations demonstrated that LBR offers improved power and resolution for detecting G×S interactions compared to traditional single-SNP tests.
Applied LBR to UK Biobank data, identifying a significant G×S interaction for bone mineral density within the ABO gene.
Replicated known G×S interactions for waist-to-hip ratio and discovered novel interactions for height and body mass index (BMI).

Conclusions:

LBR is an effective method for detecting G×S interactions, even with small effect sizes.
The findings highlight the importance of considering sex-specific genetic effects in understanding human complex traits.
New G×S interactions were identified for height and BMI, particularly in regions with subtle sex-specific effects enriched in expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs).