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Zhenhong Huang¹, Manuela Costantino¹, Andy Dahl¹

¹Section of Genetic Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

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SIQReg, a new method for phenotype scaling, improves genetic analyses by learning data-driven scales. It enhances detection of additive genetic effects and clarifies non-additive signals, boosting discovery in large biobanks.

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Area of Science:

Genetics and Bioinformatics
Statistical Genetics
Computational Biology

Background:

Large biobanks facilitate complex genetic studies, but phenotype measurement scales are often overlooked.
Inappropriate phenotype scales can significantly distort genetic architecture inferences.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce SIQReg, a novel method for data-driven phenotype scale transformation.
Address the classical problem of selecting appropriate phenotype scales in genetic analysis.

Main Methods:

SIQReg learns an optimal phenotype scale by minimizing heterogeneity across quantiles.
The method was applied to complex traits within the UK Biobank dataset.

Main Results:

SIQReg rejected the default scale for 24 out of 25 complex traits.
Learned scales generally fall between default and logarithmic, suggesting non-ideal default scaling.
SIQReg improved additive signal detection (e.g., 11% increase in GWAS loci) and clarified non-additive signals, removing 97% of vQTL and 76% of quantile-dependent TWAS genes.
Polygenic risk score prediction accuracy increased by 10%, and 50% more high-risk individuals were identified.

Conclusions:

SIQReg provides a principled approach to phenotype scaling, enhancing genetic analyses.
The method improves power for detecting additive genetic effects and distinguishes true non-additive signals from artifacts.
SIQReg's benefits are consistent across diverse ancestry groups.