TOPMed Analysis Workshop Genetic Analysis Center Biostatistics Department
TOPMed Analysis Workshop Genetic Analysis Center Biostatistics Department University of Washington TOPMed Data Coordinating Center August 7 -9, 2017 Introduction to TOPMed and Data Sharing Cathy Laurie (cclaurie@uw. edu)
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Consent Types
To access the web site: Sign and return non-disclosure agreement – from TOPMed DCC – gccbiost@uw. edu
* *~50 Participating Studies currently in TOPMed (not shown) 6
TOPMed WGS Overview DNA samples Study sequence data Sequencing Center IRC Michigan joint genotype call sets Study Coordinating Center DCC UW NCBI phenotypes db. Ga. P harmonized phenotypes Working Group COPD SRA* phenotypes, genotypes, sequence data phenotypes Scientific Community harmonized sequence data Working Group atherosclerosis Working Group asthma etc. . . Study A analysis team Study B analysis team etc. . . Study-focused publications Cross study publications Personalized Medicine 7 *SRA is being replaced with an NIH cloud as repository for aligned sequence data
Data Organization on db. Ga. P • Parent study accessions* • • Phenotype data Prior SNP array and other non-TOPMed genotype data Some have ‘omics data Most are currently released (available to general scientific community) • TOPMed accessions* • Exchange Area – accessible only by authorized TOPMed investigators • Whole genome sequence data and genotype call sets • Some have phenotype data • Some have files contributed by Working Groups for sharing • Released accessions • Phase 1 studies currently being released (~18 k, samples) • Include SRA/BAM, VCF, annotation and phenotype files *click to find accession numbers 8
TOPMed Exchange Area Organization and Current Content Cross-study genotype call set Common Exchange Area Studyspecific Exchange Areas Study A Study B Genotype call sets (cross-study) Variant & sample annotation Study C Study-specific TOPMed EA content: • Sample files – sample-subject mapping, subject consent, sample attributes, pedigrees • Study-specific phenotype files - submitted specifically for TOPMed (many studies already have their phenotypes in a released parent study accession that is publicly available) • Harmonized phenotype files – some from DCC and others contributed by Working Group members • BAM/SRA files • Misc files (e. g. prior SNP array data for some studies) 9
Sequence Data Joint call sets from IRC • Freeze 4 (current version) - alignment to build 37; includes all samples from phase 1 studies (except SAFS), ~18 k samples • Next freeze (August 2017)– alignment to build 38; to include all phase 1 samples and a large fraction of phase 2 samples 10
Phenotype Data • Study-specific phenotypes • Parent study accessions – some have thousands of phenotypes; see website document for tips on how to find what you need in released accessions • TOPMed accessions – most current data are in Exchange Area; phase 1 study releases can be searched like other released accessions • Cross-study harmonized phenotypes • DCC is performing harmonization for a limited set of traits based on data in released db. Ga. P accession; currently this includes blood cell counts and basic demographics; the harmonized data are in the study-specific Exchange Areas • Working Groups are exchanging files through the Exchange Areas for their own harmonization efforts 11
Other -Omics Data • Many studies have some prior (i. e. non-TOPMed) –omics data • See survey results • Heterogeneous platforms • Much of this is not currently available on db. Ga. P • TOPMed Omics Pilot – MESA – currently underway • RNASeq • Metabolomics • Array-based methylation • Proteomics • TOPMed plans for additional –Omics data generation and analysis • PAR-16 -021: Omics Phenotypes of Heart, Lung, and Blood Disorders (X 01) • RFA-HL-18 -020: Integrative Computational Biology for Analysis of NHLBI TOPMed Data (R 01)
Access & Use Permissions for Data from TOPMed Exchange Areas • Accessing Data • Only 6 Individuals per study are eligible to apply for access (named by PI) • Data Access Requests (DARs) are submitted to db. Ga. P using TOPMed-generic application • Successful applicants may share data with others at their institution • A group of applicants with coordinated DARs may share data in a cloud environment • Using Data • Data may NOT be used for any purpose without an APPROVED paper proposal • Exception: a study investigator may use his/her own study’s data as they wish • Paper proposals originate in the TOPMed Working Groups IMPORTANT: Access to TOPMed Exchange Area data does NOT confer permission to use it in analysis 13
Data Access Mechanisms for Exchange Areas 1. Each study PI and his/her nominees from other institutions apply to db. Ga. P for access to multiple TOPMed studies (6 total per study) 2. NHLBI DAC reviews and approves/disapproves applications 3. Data are downloaded by each approved investigator to their own institution’s IT system 4. Analysts gain access to cross-study data through the PI/nominee of the study through which they are affiliated 5. Currently, several PIs/nominees have approved access See https: //www. nhlbiwgs. org/information, section “Data sharing” 14
How data sharing via the Exchange Area works Local Study Storage Study A: Study B: Study C: phenotypes Study A: Study B: Study C: Uploaders db. Ga. P Exchange Areas phenotypes Cross-study genotype call set Downloader Local Study Computers Study B Cross-study Association analysis • Uploading requires study registration • Downloading requires Data Access Request approved by NHLBI DAC 15
Other Data-Sharing Mechanisms § Sharing Exchange Area data in a Cloud Environment requires coordinated db. Ga. P applications and a Cloud management plan § Study investigators may share their own study’s TOPMed data outside of db. Ga. P § Data Transfer Agreements are generally required • DCC’s focus is db. Ga. P sharing, so not able to help with these kinds of arrangements 16
Principles of Data Sharing & Publication in TOPMed • PIs and other investigators who obtain db. Ga. P approval to download TOPMed data are responsible for how it is used – i. e. making sure that consents and Data Use Limitations are respected by everyone with whom they share the data (generally only within an institution) • Investigators obtain access to data through the PI or other senior investigator of the study with which they are affiliated • Investigators may begin analyzing TOPMed data only after they have an approved paper proposal • Paper proposals must be approved by a TOPMed Working Group prior to submission • Each paper proposal must specify what studies’ data they intend to use and form a collaboration with investigators from that study. PI approval of data use is required prior to submitting the proposal. • The person submitting the proposal must also select specific study-consent groups as they become available and sign off on their agreement to abide by the Data Use Limitations 17
Paper Proposal Process Steps for TOPMed paper proposal development and approval: 1. Develop proposal within a TOPMed Working Group (WG), including selection of studies to be analyzed. Approval by this WG is required before proceeding. 2. Discuss data access mechanisms with leaders of the TOPMed study with which you are affiliated 3. Request initial approval from PIs for use of data from selected studies. Approval (or failure to respond within 2 weeks) is required before proceeding. 4. Submit the paper proposal for scientific review using the online form; this will be reviewed by the TOPMed Publications Committee. 5. Submit data set selection for review ; this will be reviewed by the PIs of the selected data sets. https: //www. nhlbiwgs. org/paperproposals/about 18
Date set selection sample https: //www. nhlbiwgs. org/paperproposals/data-sets 19
Check your paper proposal to see for which consent groups you have approval. Your manuscript will not be approved for publication if it uses data sets not listed here as approved! 20
Links to resources Guide for Working Groups Data Sharing through the TOPMed Exchange Areas Paper Proposal Instructions Many other pages on the TOPMed web site Questions: Contact the DCC program coordinators (gccbiost@uw. edu) and they will answer or route your query to the appropriate person 21
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Paper proposal submission for scientific review https: //www. nhlbiwgs. org/node/add/paper-proposal 23
Agree to Data Use Limitations (DULs) https: //www. nhlbiwgs. org/paperproposals/data-sets After you select your data sets on this page, you will be asked to agree to the Data Use Limitations (DULs) 24
Your dashboard https: //www. nhlbiwgs. org/paperproposals/dashboard 25
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