Demonstrating paths for unlocking the value of cloud genomics through cross cohort analysis

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Title: Demonstrating paths for unlocking the value of cloud genomics through cross cohort analysis
Authors: Nicole Deflaux, Margaret Sunitha Selvaraj, Henry Robert Condon, Kelsey Mayo, Sara Haidermota, Melissa A. Basford, Chris Lunt, Anthony A. Philippakis, Dan M. Roden, Joshua C. Denny, Anjene Musick, Rory Collins, Naomi Allen, Mark Effingham, David Glazer, Pradeep Natarajan, Alexander G. Bick
Source: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Science
More Details: Abstract Recently, large scale genomic projects such as All of Us and the UK Biobank have introduced a new research paradigm where data are stored centrally in cloud-based Trusted Research Environments (TREs). To characterize the advantages and drawbacks of different TRE attributes in facilitating cross-cohort analysis, we conduct a Genome-Wide Association Study of standard lipid measures using two approaches: meta-analysis and pooled analysis. Comparison of full summary data from both approaches with an external study shows strong correlation of known loci with lipid levels (R2 ~ 83–97%). Importantly, 90 variants meet the significance threshold only in the meta-analysis and 64 variants are significant only in pooled analysis, with approximately 20% of variants in each of those groups being most prevalent in non-European, non-Asian ancestry individuals. These findings have important implications, as technical and policy choices lead to cross-cohort analyses generating similar, but not identical results, particularly for non-European ancestral populations.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2041-1723
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41185-x
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/5b19d5111ef64f9c86ba31efe3a52fc4
Accession Number: edsdoj.5b19d5111ef64f9c86ba31efe3a52fc4
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20411723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-41185-x
Published in:Nature Communications
Language:English