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Sukanya Horpaopan¹, Cathy S J Fann², Mark Lathrop³

¹Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.

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|July 18, 2020

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Replication is key in disease gene mapping. This study introduces a statistical method to validate shared genetic variants across individuals, enhancing disease susceptibility locus identification.

Keywords:

ALSPAC computer simulation equivalence testing gene mapping genetic association analysis sequence variants

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Area of Science:

Genetics
Statistical genetics
Genomic analysis

Background:

Replication is crucial for validating disease gene mapping findings.
Chance sharing of estimated disease positions necessitates robust statistical methods.
Existing methods may not adequately account for multiple pathogenic variants or imprecise positional estimates.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a statistical approach for determining the p-value of shared candidate susceptibility variants among multiple individuals or families.
To address the challenge of validating disease gene findings through replication.
To provide a method for identifying shared genomic segments indicative of disease variants.

Main Methods:

Developed a statistical approach based on equivalence testing, reversing traditional homogeneity/heterogeneity hypotheses.
Employed permutation of genomic locations to establish the null hypothesis.
Applied shared genomic segment analysis to a dataset of whole-genome sequenced individuals.

Main Results:

The methodology was applied to the ALSPAC dataset (1,927 individuals).
Significant evidence was found for BRCA1 pathogenic variants within a ±5kb window of given DNA variants.
The analysis confirmed the presence of BRCA1 pathogenic variants despite no two individuals sharing the exact same variant.

Conclusions:

The developed statistical method effectively validates shared candidate variants for dominant traits.
The approach enhances the reliability of disease gene mapping by confirming findings across individuals.
This methodology aids in identifying disease-associated genomic regions, specifically highlighting the role of BRCA1 variants.