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An analytical framework for whole-genome sequence association studies and its implications for autism spectrum disorder

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Werling, Donna M., Brand, Harrison, An, Joon-Yong, Stone, Matthew R., Zhu, Lingxue, Glessner, Joseph T., Collins, Ryan L., Dong, Shan +39 more·2018·Nature Genetics

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Genomic association studies of common or rare protein-coding variation have established robust statistical approaches to account for multiple testing. Here we present a comparable framework to evaluate rare and de novo noncoding single-nucleotide variants, insertion/deletions, and all classes of structural variation from whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Integrating genomic annotations at the level of nucleotides, genes, and regulatory regions, we define 51,801 annotation categories. Analyses of 519 autism spectrum disorder families did not identify association with any categories after correction for 4,123 effective tests. Without appropriate correction, biologically plausible associations are observed in both cases and controls. Despite excluding previously identified gene-disrupting mutations, coding regions still exhibited the strongest associations. Thus, in autism, the contribution of de novo noncoding variation is probably modest in comparison to that of de novo coding variants. Robust results from future WGS studies will require large cohorts and comprehensive analytical strategies that consider the substantial multiple-testing burden.

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Werling, D. M., Brand, H., An, J.-Y., Stone, M. R., Zhu, L., Glessner, J. T., Collins, R. L., Dong, S., Layer, R. M., Markenscoff-Papadimitriou, E., Farrell, A., Schwartz, G. B., Wang, H. Z., Currall, B. B., Zhao, X., Dea, J., Duhn, C., Erdman, C. A., Gilson, M. C., Yadav, R., Handsaker, R. E., Kashin, S., Klei, L., Mandell, J. D., Nowakowski, T. J., Liu, Y., Pochareddy, S., Smith, L., Walker, M. F., Waterman, M. J., He, X., Kriegstein, A. R., Rubenstein, J. L., Sestan, N., McCarroll, S. A., Neale, B. M., Coon, H., Willsey, A. J., Buxbaum, J. D., Daly, M. J., State, M. W., Quinlan, A. R., Marth, G. T., Roeder, K., Devlin, B., Talkowski, M. E., & Sanders, S. J.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of Utah (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • Yale University (US)
  • Eastern Nazarene College (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
  • Devlin, Bernie
  • Talkowski, Michael E.
  • Sanders, Stephan J.
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2018-04-26
Volume
50
Issue
5
Pages
727-736
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W2799448805
Cited by
293
References
81
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 20
FWCI
22.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • March of Dimes Foundation
  • Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
  • National Institutes of Health (388196, GM061354, HD081256)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U01MH111661, U01MH100229, R01MH109900, R01MH109904, U01MH111658, R01MH109901, R37MH057881, U01MH100239, U01MH111662, U01MH111660, R01MH110928, U01MH105575)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P01GM061354)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R35NS097305)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (K99DE026824)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD081256)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomics and Rare Diseases
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, whole genome sequencing, de novo mutations, structural variants, insertion-deletion variants, multiple testing correction, genome annotation, regulatory elements, statistical power
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Genome, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Protein Isoforms, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, INDEL Mutation, Genome-Wide Association Study

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