Next-generation genotype imputation service and methods

Sayantan Das, Lukas Forer, Sebastian Schönherr, Carlo Sidore, Adam E. Locke, Alan Kwong, Scott I. Vrieze, Emily Y. Chew, Shawn Levy, Matt McGue, David Schlessinger, Dwight Stambolian, Po Ru Loh, William G. Iacono, Anand Swaroop, Laura J. Scott, Francesco Cucca, Florian Kronenberg, Michael Boehnke, Gonçalo R. AbecasisChristian Fuchsberger

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Abstract

Genotype imputation is a key component of genetic association studies, where it increases power, facilitates meta-analysis, and aids interpretation of signals. Genotype imputation is computationally demanding and, with current tools, typically requires access to a high-performance computing cluster and to a reference panel of sequenced genomes. Here we describe improvements to imputation machinery that reduce computational requirements by more than an order of magnitude with no loss of accuracy in comparison to standard imputation tools. We also describe a new web-based service for imputation that facilitates access to new reference panels and greatly improves user experience and productivity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1284-1287
Number of pages4
JournalNature Genetics
Volume48
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2016

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