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Area of Science:

  • Human Genetics
  • Statistical Genetics
  • Psychiatric Genetics

Background:

  • Proprietary genetic datasets enhance genome-wide association studies (GWASs) power but limit public sharing of summary statistics.
  • Down-sampling data to exclude restricted genetic information reduces power and may alter genetic etiology.
  • Multivariate GWAS methods, like genomic structural equation modeling (Genomic SEM), present unique challenges for comparing full versus down-sampled datasets.

Approach:

  • Developed a systematic approach to evaluate GWAS summary statistics comparability between full and down-sampled datasets.
  • Applied the approach to a multivariate GWAS of an externalizing factor, assessing impacts on univariate GWAS, Genomic SEM, gene-property analyses, genetic correlations, and polygenic scores.
  • Quantified the effects of down-sampling on genetic signal strength, locus discovery, model fit, and cross-trait genetic relationships.

Key Points:

  • Down-sampling externalizing GWAS data led to reduced genetic signal and fewer significant loci.
  • Factor loadings and model fit in multivariate Genomic SEM were robust to down-sampling.
  • Gene-property analyses, genetic correlations, and polygenic score analyses demonstrated resilience to data down-sampling.

Conclusions:

  • Down-sampling summary statistics for GWASs can impact univariate findings but preserves key multivariate results.
  • The proposed methodology provides a framework for assessing data comparability in open science initiatives.
  • Researchers sharing down-sampled GWAS data should include comparability analyses to ensure downstream research validity.