scholarly journals “ Arte et Labore ”—A Blackburn Rovers fan's legacy in human complex trait genetics

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Visscher ◽  
Naomi R. Wray ◽  
Chris S. Haley
Keyword(s):  
Complex Trait ◽  
Human Complex Trait ◽  
Human Complex

scholarly journals Human Complex Trait Genetics in the 21st Century

Genetics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 202 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Visscher
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Complex Trait ◽  
Human Complex Trait ◽  
Human Complex

scholarly journals Using haplotype blocks to map human complex trait loci

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lon R. Cardon ◽  
Gonçalo R. Abecasis
Keyword(s):  
Complex Trait ◽  
Haplotype Blocks ◽  
Trait Loci ◽  
Human Complex Trait ◽  
Human Complex

Genetic analysis of late-onset type 2 diabetes in a mouse model of human complex trait

Diabetes ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1168-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Ueda ◽  
H. Ikegami ◽  
Y. Kawaguchi ◽  
T. Fujisawa ◽  
E. Yamato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Complex Trait ◽  
Onset Type ◽  
Human Complex Trait ◽  
Human Complex

scholarly journals Widespread signatures of negative selection in the genetic architecture of human complex traits

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zeng ◽  
Ronald de Vlaming ◽  
Yang Wu ◽  
Matthew R Robinson ◽  
Luke Lloyd-Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Natural Selection ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Complex Traits ◽  
Negative Selection ◽  
Complex Trait ◽  
Mixed Linear Model ◽  
Phenotypic Variance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Human Complex

AbstractEstimation of the joint distribution of effect size and minor allele frequency (MAF) for genetic variants is important for understanding the genetic basis of complex trait variation and can be used to detect signature of natural selection. We develop a Bayesian mixed linear model that simultaneously estimates SNP-based heritability, polygenicity (i.e. the proportion of SNPs with nonzero effects) and the relationship between effect size and MAF for complex traits in conventionally unrelated individuals using genome-wide SNP data. We apply the method to 28 complex traits in the UK Biobank data (N = 126,752), and show that on average across 28 traits, 6% of SNPs have nonzero effects, which in total explain 22% of phenotypic variance. We detect significant (p < 0.05/28 =1.8×10−3) signatures of natural selection for 23 out of 28 traits including reproductive, cardiovascular, and anthropometric traits, as well as educational attainment. We further apply the method to 27,869 gene expression traits (N = 1,748), and identify 30 genes that show significant (p < 2.3×10−6) evidence of natural selection. All the significant estimates of the relationship between effect size and MAF in either complex traits or gene expression traits are consistent with a model of negative selection, as confirmed by forward simulation. We conclude that natural selection acts pervasively on human complex traits shaping genetic variation in the form of negative selection.

scholarly journals Comparing local ancestry inference models in populations of two- and three-way admixture

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e10090
Author(s):  
Ryan Schubert ◽  
Angela Andaleon ◽  
Heather E. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Prediction Models ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Complex Trait ◽  
Genetic Associations ◽  
Inference Models ◽  
Local Ancestry ◽  
Ancestral Origin ◽  
Ancestry Estimation ◽  
Local Ancestry Inference ◽  
Human Complex

Local ancestry estimation infers the regional ancestral origin of chromosomal segments in admixed populations using reference populations and a variety of statistical models. Integrating local ancestry into complex trait genetics has the potential to increase detection of genetic associations and improve genetic prediction models in understudied admixed populations, including African Americans and Hispanics. Five methods for local ancestry estimation that have been used in human complex trait genetics are LAMP-LD (2012), RFMix (2013), ELAI (2014), Loter (2018), and MOSAIC (2019). As users rather than developers, we sought to perform direct comparisons of accuracy, runtime, memory usage, and usability of these software tools to determine which is best for incorporation into association study pipelines. We find that in the majority of cases RFMix has the highest median accuracy with the ranking of the remaining software dependent on the ancestral architecture of the population tested. Additionally, we estimate the O(n) of both memory and runtime for each software and find that for both time and memory most software increase linearly with respect to sample size. The only exception is RFMix, which increases quadratically with respect to runtime and linearly with respect to memory. Effective local ancestry estimation tools are necessary to increase diversity and prevent population disparities in human genetics studies. RFMix performs the best across methods, however, depending on application, other methods perform just as well with the benefit of shorter runtimes. Scripts used to format data, run software, and estimate accuracy can be found at https://github.com/WheelerLab/LAI_benchmarking.

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