A fast non-parametric test of association for multiple traits.

Genome Biol

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona, 08003, Catalonia, Spain.

Published: October 2023


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The increasing availability of multidimensional phenotypic data in large cohorts of genotyped individuals requires efficient methods to identify genetic effects on multiple traits. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) offers a powerful non-parametric approach. However, it relies on permutations to assess significance, which hinders the analysis of large datasets. Here, we derive the limiting null distribution of the PERMANOVA test statistic, providing a framework for the fast computation of asymptotic p values. Our asymptotic test presents controlled type I error and high power, often outperforming parametric approaches. We illustrate its applicability in the context of QTL mapping and GWAS.

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