1. MTG is a computer program to provide Genomic Residual Maximum Likelihood (GREML) estimates for genetic and environmental variance and covariance across multiple traits. The program implements a multivariate linear mixed model and can fit complex covariance structures that can be derived from genomic information, i.e. multivariate version of GCTA GREML. The program also provides best liner unbiased prediction (BLUP) of additive genetic effects; either breeding values or predictions of genetic risk. MTG uses the direct average information algorithm (Lee and van der Werf; Genet Sel Evol 2006; 38:25-43). For more details of GREML and GBLUP, please see Maier, R., et al. (2015) Joint analysis of psychiatric disorders
increases accuracy of risk prediction for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and
major depression disorder. The American Journal of Human Genetics 96,283-294 2. We combined the direct AI algorithm with an eigen-decomposition of the genomic relationship matrix, as first proposed by Thompson and Shaw (Biometrics 1990; 46:399-413). We can apply the procedure to analysis of real data with univariate, multivariate and random regression linear mixed models with a single genetic covariance structure, and demonstrate that the computation efficiency can increase by > 1,000 fold compared with standard REML software based on Mixed Model Equations.The details of the procedure and application are in Lee, SH and van der Werf, JHJ (2016) MTG2: An efficient algorithm for multivariate linear mixed model analysis based on genomic information. Bioinformatics 32, 1420-1422 3. We theoretically derived the relationship between the genomic prediction accuracy and population parameters, e.g. effective population size (Ne). We used a stochastic coalescence simulation and ral data analyses to verify the theory. This study shows that the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) increased exponentially with decreasing Ne, e.g. from 0.6 with Ne =10,000 to 0.9 with Ne =100. It also shows that the top percentile of the estimated genetic profile scores had 23 times higher proportion of cases than the general population (with Ne = 100), which increased from 2 times higher proportion of cases (with Ne = 10000). (also see section 7, 8, 9 and 10 in the manual) Lee, S.H. et al. (2017) Using information of relatives in genomic prediction to apply effective stratified medicine. Scientific Reports 7: 42091. 4.
We present
a theoretical framework for genomic prediction accuracy when the reference data
consists of information sources with varying degrees of relationship to the
target individuals. A reference set can contain both close and distant
relatives as well as ‘unrelated’ individuals from the wider population. The various sources of information were modeled
as different populations with different effective population sizes (Ne). With a similar amount of
data available for each source, we show that close relatives can have a
substantially larger effect on genomic prediction accuracy than lesser related
individuals. When using multiple reference populations that have different degrees of relationship or/and have the imperfect genetic correlation (< 1) between reference populations, MTG2 can calculate a weighted prediction accuracy (see section 9.1 in the manual).
Lee et. al. (2017) Estimation of genomic prediction accuracy
from reference populations with varying degrees of relationship. PLoS ONE 12(12):
e0189775. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0189775 5. We have developed multivariate reaction norm model (MRNM) to tackle genotype–environment (G–E) correlation and interaction problems. It is well known that G–E correlation causes spurious G–E interaction signals although there is few statistical tools to correct this bias. MRNM implemented in mtg2 (section 1.4) can unbiasedly estimate G–E interaction in the presence of G–E correlation and even have higher power to detect the interaction, compared to existing methods. It is also notable that MRNM is efficient to detect significant heterogeneity in the estimated residual variances across different environmental or covariate levels. For more detail, please see the following paper. Ni et al. (2019) Genotype–covariate correlation and interaction
disentangled by a whole-genome multivariate
reaction norm model. Nature Communications 10: 2239. The algorithms, theory, coalescence simulation functions are implemented in MTG2
software that can be downloaded from the link below. There are manual and
examples. Version 2.09 has fixed or improved
a few things with some clarification. 1.
The ID order does not
have to be the same between the fam file and phenotypic data file for version 2.09. (But, the ID
order between phenotypic data file and other covariate files still have to be
the same.) For previous version (<= v2.08), the ID order has to be the same between the fam, phenotype and covariate files. 2.
Some memory allocation
problems have been fixed especially for BLUP output part for the multivariate
random regression model. mtg2 version 2.02 for window (Thank to Dr. Hawlader Al-mamun (Mamun) at UNE) mtg2 version 2.02 source code (fortran) The source codes are released under GNU General Public License v3.
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mtg2 version 2.01 Binary file for linux (Mar/16) Delta function added (section 5) (Mar/16) Product matrix for random variable to fit random effects (section 4) (Mar/16) Spline, -spl with –eig and -rrme 1 (residual covariance) checked and confirmed (Mar/16) Estimating GRM added (section 6) (Apr/16) Fixed a bug when fitting class variable as fixed effects (Apr/16) Multivariate random regression model (section 1.26, 1.27 and 1.28) (Apr/16) Reliability for BLUP (section 2) (Apr/16) Binary file for window (Apr/16)
mtg2 version 2.02 gz format GRM from GCTA or PLINK1.9 can be used (section 1.1, and 2) (May/16) Search a better starting values in an initial iteration for MVLMM (May/16) Effective number of chromosome segments (section 7) (May/16) Variance of relationship estimation (section 8) (May/16) Prediction accuracy theory (section 9) (May/16) Coalescence simulation and phenotype simulation based on given genotype data (section 10) (May/16) Transform h2 between observed scale and liability scale (section 2) (May/16) Transform genetic correlation to co-heritability on the liability scale (section 2) (May/16)
mtg2 version 2.04 Constrain some parameters during REML (section 11) (Dec/16) # knots in spline function in univariate RRM can varied across different random effects (Jan/17) In estimating predicted accuracy, the input parameter should now have # SNPs (section 9) (Jan/17) mtg2 version 2.05 mtg2 version 2.06 Section 9. Prediction accuracy revised Section 6. Weighted GRM added mtg2 version 2.08 Section 1.4. Reaction norm model
Version 2.09 has fixed or improved a few things. 1. The ID order does not have to be the same between the fam file and phenotypic data file. But, the ID order between phenotypic data file and other covariate files still have to be the same. 2. Some memory allocation problems have been fixed especially for BLUP output part for the multivariate random regression model. To do list Reliability for BLUP (GPA) (when using -eig or -rrm) Weighting residual structure Snp_blup (considering multiple inputs, e.g. snpvn) *.py output when using -rrm or -spl Search a better starting values in an initial iteration for random regression Spline function for multivariate random regression |