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ArticleGenomics & informatics2022

Beta-Meta: a meta-analysis application considering heterogeneity among genome-wide association studies.

Gyungbu Kim, Yoonsuk Lee, Jeong Ho Park, Dongmin Kim, Wonseok Lee

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Gyungbu KimMedical Genomics R&D, JLK, Seoul 06141, Korea.
Yoonsuk LeeMedical Genomics R&D, JLK, Seoul 06141, Korea.
Jeong Ho ParkMedical Genomics R&D, JLK, Seoul 06141, Korea.
Dongmin KimMedical Genomics R&D, JLK, Seoul 06141, Korea.
Wonseok LeeMedical Genomics R&D, JLK, Seoul 06141, Korea.

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Abstract

Many packages for a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have beendeveloped to discover genetic variants. Although variations across studies must be considered, there are not many currently-accessible packages that estimate between-study heterogeneity. Thus, we propose a python based application called Beta-Meta which can easilyprocess a meta-analysis by automatically selecting between a fixed effects and a randomeffects model based on heterogeneity. Beta-Meta implements flexible input data manipulation to allow multiple meta-analyses of different genotype-phenotype associations in asingle process. It provides a step-by-step meta-analysis of GWAS for each association inthe following order: heterogeneity test, two different calculations of an effect size and ap-value based on heterogeneity, and the Benjamini-Hochberg p-value adjustment. Thesemethods enable users to validate the results of individual studies with greater statisticalpower and better estimation precision. We elaborate on these and illustrate them with examples from several studies of infertility-related disorders.

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genome-wide association studiesheterogeneitymeta-analysispython applicationsingle nucleotide polymorphism

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PMID36617656
PMCPMC9847376

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