Table 2

Type I error estimate at alpha = 0.05 with 10,000 replicates of phenotype and a single SNP in LE with a QTL explaining 10% phenotype variation.

MAF

Polygenic Variance

LM

LME

FBAT

LM-LME 1

LM-LME 2


0.005

0.3

0.087

0.046

0.052

0.044

0.045

0.005

0.6

0.118

0.053

0.047

0.046

0.050

0.01

0.3

0.089

0.050

0.049

0.048

0.050

0.01

0.6

0.122

0.049

0.048

0.044

0.048

0.05

0.3

0.087

0.048

0.052

0.047

0.048

0.05

0.6

0.118

0.050

0.050

0.043

0.047

0.1

0.3

0.082

0.044

0.053

0.041

0.043

0.1

0.6

0.122

0.049

0.054

0.043

0.047


The SNP explains 0% phenotype variation.

A QTL is simulated to explain 10% phenotype variation and in LE with the SNP.

Marginal phenotype distribution follows the standard normal distribution.

LM_LME1: two-stage approach with LM (p-value cut-off 0.1) at first stage

LM_LME2: two-stage approach with LM (p-value cut-off 0.2) at first stage

Chen et al. BMC Genetics 2010 11:40   doi:10.1186/1471-2156-11-40

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