Abstract
Background: The GAW20 group formed on the theme of methods for association analyses of repeated measures comprised 4sets of investigators. The provided “real” data set included genotypes obtained from a human whole-genome association study based on longitudinal measurements of triglycerides (TGs) and high-density lipoprotein in addition to methylation levels before and after administration of fenofibrate. The simulated data set contained 200 replications of methylation levels and posttreatment TGs, mimicking the real data set.
Results: The different investigators in the group focused on the statistical challenges unique to family-based association analyses of phenotypes measured longitudinally and applied a wide spectrum of statistical methods such as linear mixed models, generalized estimating equations, and quasi-likelihood–based regression models. This article discusses the varying strategies explored by the group’s investigators with the common goal of improving the power to detect association with repeated measures of a phenotype.
Conclusions: Although it is difficult to identify a common message emanating from the different contributions because of the diversity in the issues addressed, the unifying theme of the contributions lie in the search for novel analytic strategies to circumvent the limitations of existing methodologies to detect genetic association.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
9-17-2018
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-018-0651-6
Funding Information
Publication of the proceedings of Genetic Analysis Workshop 20 was supported by National Institutes of Health grant R01 GM031575.
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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the Genetic Analysis Workshop (GAW) but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study. Qualified researchers may request these data directly from GAW.
Repository Citation
Ghosh, Saurabh and Fardo, David W., "Association Analyses of Repeated Measures on Triglyceride and High-Density Lipoprotein Levels: Insights from GAW20" (2018). Biostatistics Faculty Publications. 38.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/biostatistics_facpub/38
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in BMC Genetics, v. 19, suppl. 1, 73, p. 127-131.
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