Workshop: Genetic Meta-Analysis
翱惫别谤惫颈别飞:听Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have led to the identification of thousands of genetic variants associated with diseases such as type-2 diabetes and hypertension.听 However, discoveries were made only after very large samples were collected and analyzed.听 Because of confidentiality restrictions on individual-level data sharing, such large samples were often reached by combining GWAS summary results from multiple cohorts using meta-analysis approaches.听 In this workshop, we will introduce statistical meta-analysis approaches for combining GWAS results.听 This will be followed by a hands-on tutorial on how to perform meta-analyses of genetic association results.
Learning Goals:聽At the end of this workshop, students should be able to perform a meta-analysis of results form genome-wide association studies using commonly used meta-analysis software such as METAL and GWAMA.
Prerequisites:
- Before registering for the workshop, students must first follow the software installation聽instructions found in the attached PDF document found in the green box . At the end of the document, there is a quiz question and the student must provide the answer in the Registration Form.
- Students should already have experience with Linux and/or Cluster Computing. If you do not have experience, please contact CDSI's admin. assistant, Nadime Rahimian, at cdsi.science [at] mcgill.ca for recordings of our workshops聽Intro to Linux聽补苍诲听Intro to Cluster Computing.听
- Students must bring their own laptop to this workshop.
Location:聽HYBRID. Online via Zoom, or in-person at the聽聽room 113.
滨苍蝉迟谤耻肠迟辞谤:听Josee Dupuis, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
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