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ArticlePLoS computational biology2025

Analytical and computational solution for the estimation of SNP-heritability in biobank-scale and distributed datasets.

Guo-An Qi, Qi-Xin Zhang, Jingyu Kang, Tianyuan Li, Xiyun Xu, Zhe Zhang, Zhe Fan, Siyang Liu, Guo-Bo Chen

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Guo-An QiInstitute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Qi-Xin ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jingyu KangSchool of Mathematics and Statistics and Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Educational Big Data Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Tianyuan LiSchool of Mathematics and Statistics and Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Educational Big Data Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiyun XuSchool of Mathematics and Statistics and Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Educational Big Data Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Zhe ZhangDepartment of Animal Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhe FanSchool of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0009-0003-1510-0899
Siyang LiuSchool of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Guo-Bo ChenCenter for Laboratory Medicine, Department of Genetic and Genomic Medicine, and Clinical Research Institute, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5475-8237

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Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research FoundationNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaShenzhen Basic Research Foundation
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Abstract

For a complex trait, heritability ([Formula: see text]) gives the genetic determination of its variation. Given the emergence of biobank-scale data, a more powerful method is needed to estimate [Formula: see text]. Based on the framework of Haseman-Elston regression (RHE-reg), we integrate a fast randomization algorithm to estimate [Formula: see text], and RHE-reg can tackle biobank-scale data, such as UK Biobank (UKB), very efficiently. Furthermore, we present an analytical solution that balances computational cost and precision of the estimation, a property that is important in dealing with biobank-scale data. We investigated the performance of the RHE-reg in simulated data and also applied it for 81 UKB quantitative traits; as tested in UKB data of nearly 300,000 unrelated individuals, it took on average about 4.5 hours to complete an estimation when used 10 CPUs. We extended the application of RHE-reg into distributed datasets when privacy is not compromised. As shown in UKB and simulated data the performance of RHE-reg was accurate in estimating [Formula: see text]. The software for estimating SNP-heritability for biobank-scale data is released.

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Biological Specimen BanksComputational BiologyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAlgorithmsComputer SimulationHumansModels, GeneticQuantitative Trait, Heritable

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