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TITLE
can exceed SNP-based heritability.
ABSTRACT
In polygenic score (PGS) analysis, the coefficient of determination (R ) is a key statistic to evaluate efficacy. R is the proportion of phenotypic variance explained by the PGS, calculated in a cohort that is independent of the genome-wide association study (GWAS) that provided estimates of allelic effect sizes. The SNP-based heritability (h , the proportion of total phenotypic variances attributable to all common SNPs) is the theoretical upper limit of the out-of-sample prediction R . However, in real data analyses R has been reported to exceed h , which occurs in parallel with the observation that h estimates tend to decline as the number of cohorts being meta-analyzed increases. Here, we quantify why and when these observations are expected. Using theory and simulation, we show that if heterogeneities in cohort-specific h exist, or if genetic correlations between cohorts are less than one, h estimates can decrease as the number of cohorts being meta-analyzed increases. We derive conditions when the out-of-sample prediction R will be greater than h and show the validity of our derivations with real data from a binary trait (major depression) and a continuous trait (educational attainment). Our research calls for a better approach to integrating information from multiple cohorts to address issues of between-cohort heterogeneity.
Copyright © 2023 American Society of Human Genetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DATE PUBLISHED
2023 Jul 06
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
received 2023/02/06
revised 2023/06/05
accepted 2023/06/12
pmc-release 2024/01/06
medline 2023/07/10 06:42
pubmed 2023/06/29 01:08
entrez 2023/06/28 18:41
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Wang X Wang Xiaotong X Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Walker A Walker Alicia A Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Revez JA Revez Joana A JA Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Ni G Ni Guiyan G Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Adams MJ Adams Mark J MJ Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
McIntosh AM McIntosh Andrew M AM Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Visscher PM Visscher Peter M PM Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: peter.visscher@uq.edu.au.
Wray NR Wray Naomi R NR Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: naomi.wray@uq.edu.au.
INVESTIGATORS
LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION
Wray Naomi R NR
Ripke Stephan S
Mattheisen Manuel M
Trzaskowski Maciej M
Byrne Enda M EM
Abdellaoui Abdel A
Adams Mark J MJ
Agerbo Esben E
Air Tracy M TM
Andlauer Till F M TFM
Bacanu Silviu-Alin SA
Bækvad-Hansen Marie M
Beekman Aartjan T F ATF
Bigdeli Tim B TB
Binder Elisabeth B EB
Bryois Julien J
Buttenschøn Henriette N HN
Bybjerg-Grauholm Jonas J
Cai Na N
Castelao Enrique E
Christensen Jane Hvarregaard JH
Clarke Toni-Kim TK
Coleman Jonathan R I JRI
Colodro-Conde Lucía L
Couvy-Duchesne Baptiste B
Craddock Nick N
Crawford Gregory E GE
Davies Gail G
Degenhardt Franziska F
Derks Eske M EM
Direk Nese N
Dolan Conor V CV
Dunn Erin C EC
Eley Thalia C TC
Escott-Price Valentina V
Kiadeh Farnush Farhadi Hassan FFH
Finucane Hilary K HK
Foo Jerome C JC
Forstner Andreas J AJ
Frank Josef J
Gaspar Héléna A HA
Gill Michael M
Goes Fernando S FS
Gordon Scott D SD
Grove Jakob J
Hall Lynsey S LS
Søholm Hansen Christine C
Hansen Thomas F TF
Herms Stefan S
Hickie Ian B IB
Hoffmann Per P
Homuth Georg G
Horn Carsten C
Hottenga Jouke-Jan JJ
Hougaard David M DM
Howard David M DM
Ising Marcus M
Jansen Rick R
Jones Ian I
Jones Lisa A LA
Jorgenson Eric E
Knowles James A JA
Kohane Isaac S IS
Kraft Julia J
Kretzschmar Warren W WW
Kutalik Zoltán Z
Li Yihan Y
Lind Penelope A PA
MacIntyre Donald J DJ
MacKinnon Dean F DF
Maier Robert M RM
Maier Wolfgang W
Marchini Jonathan J
Mbarek Hamdi H
McGrath Patrick P
McGuffin Peter P
Medland Sarah E SE
Mehta Divya D
Middeldorp Christel M CM
Mihailov Evelin E
Milaneschi Yuri Y
Milani Lili L
Mondimore Francis M FM
Montgomery Grant W GW
Mostafavi Sara S
Mullins Niamh N
Nauck Matthias M
Ng Bernard B
Nivard Michel G MG
Nyholt Dale R DR
O'Reilly Paul F PF
Oskarsson Hogni H
Owen Michael J MJ
Painter Jodie N JN
Bøcker Pedersen Carsten C
Giørtz Pedersen Marianne M
Peterson Roseann E RE
Peyrot Wouter J WJ
Pistis Giorgio G
Posthuma Danielle D
Quiroz Jorge A JA
Qvist Per P
Rice John P JP
Riley Brien P BP
Rivera Margarita M
Saeed Mirza Saira S
Schoevers Robert R
Schulte Eva C EC
Shen Ling L
Shi Jianxin J
Shyn Stanley I SI
Sigurdsson Engilbert E
Sinnamon Grant C B GCB
Smit Johannes H JH
Smith Daniel J DJ
Stefansson Hreinn H
Steinberg Stacy S
Streit Fabian F
Strohmaier Jana J
Tansey Katherine E KE
Teismann Henning H
Teumer Alexander A
Thompson Wesley W
Thomson Pippa A PA
Thorgeirsson Thorgeir E TE
Traylor Matthew M
Treutlein Jens J
Trubetskoy Vassily V
Uitterlinden André G AG
Umbricht Daniel D
Van der Auwera Sandra S
van Hemert Albert M AM
Viktorin Alexander A
Visscher Peter M PM
Wang Yunpeng Y
Webb Bradley T BT
Weinsheimer Shantel Marie SM
Wellmann Jürgen J
Willemsen Gonneke G
Witt Stephanie H SH
Wu Yang Y
Xi Hualin S HS
Yang Jian J
Zhang Futao F
Arolt Volker V
Baune Bernhard T BT
Berger Klaus K
Boomsma Dorret I DI
Cichon Sven S
Dannlowski Udo U
de Geus E J C EJC
DePaulo J Raymond JR
Domenici Enrico E
Domschke Katharina K
Esko Tõnu T
Grabe Hans J HJ
Hamilton Steven P SP
Hayward Caroline C
Heath Andrew C AC
Kendler Kenneth S KS
Kloiber Stefan S
Lewis Glyn G
Li Qingqin S QS
Lucae Susanne S
Madden Pamela A F PAF
Magnusson Patrik K PK
Martin Nicholas G NG
McIntosh Andrew M AM
Metspalu Andres A
Mors Ole O
Bo Mortensen Preben P
Müller-Myhsok Bertram B
Nordentoft Merete M
Nöthen Markus M MM
O'Donovan Michael C MC
Paciga Sara A SA
Pedersen Nancy L NL
Penninx Brenda W J H BWJH
Perlis Roy H RH
Porteous David J DJ
Potash James B JB
Preisig Martin M
Rietschel Marcella M
Schaefer Catherine C
Schulze Thomas G TG
Smoller Jordan W JW
Stefansson Kari K
Tiemeier Henning H
Uher Rudolf R
Völzke Henry H
Weissman Myrna M MM
Werge Thomas T
Lewis Cathryn M CM
Levinson Douglas F DF
Breen Gerome G
Børglum Anders D AD
Sullivan Patrick F PF
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 110
ISSUE: 7
TITLE: American journal of human genetics
ISOABBREVIATION: Am J Hum Genet
YEAR: 2023
MONTH: Jul
DAY: 06
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1537-6605
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Am J Hum Genet
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 0002-9297
NLMUNIQUEID: 0370475
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
R01 MH121545 NIMH NIH HHS United States
R01 MH124871 NIMH NIH HHS United States
U01 MH109528 NIMH NIH HHS United States
U01 MH109532 NIMH NIH HHS United States
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
KEYWORD
SNP-based heritability
meta-analysis
out-of-sample prediction R(2)
polygenic risk prediction
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Humans
Genome-Wide Association Study
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics
Multifactorial Inheritance genetics
Phenotype genetics
Computer Simulation genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
OTHER ID's