Completion

Iterative SVD Completion method for ancestry-specific dimensionality reduction.

Usage

Run the method using the following command from command line.

python3 iterative_svd_method.py params.txt

params.txt is the parameters file that is passed as input to the method. The following parameters can be specified in the parameters file:

  • BEAGLE_OR_VCF (int): 1 if the genetic data file is a Beagle file, or 2 if it is a VCF file.
  • BEAGLE_FILE (str): path to the Beagle file if the genetic data file is a Beagle file.
  • VCF_FILE (str): path to the VCF file if the genetic data file is a VCF file.
  • IS_MASKED (bool): True if an ancestry file is passed for ancestry-specific masking, or False otherwise.
  • VIT_OR_FBK_OR_TSV (int): 1 if the ancestry file is a VIT file, 2 if it is an FBK file, or 3 if it is a TSV file.
  • VIT_FILE (str): path to the VIT file if the ancestry file is a VIT file.
  • FBK_FILE (str): path to the FBK file if the ancestry file is a FBK file.
  • FB_OR_MSP (int): 1 if the TSV ancestry file is an FB file, or 2 if it is an MSP file.
  • TSV_FILE (str): path to the TSV file if the ancestry file is a TSV file.
  • NUM_ANCESTRIES (int): the total number of ancestries in the ancestry file.
  • ANCESTRY (int): ancestry number of the ancestry for which dimensionality reduction is to be performed. Ancestry counter starts at 0 if the ancestry file is a TSV file, and starts at 1 if it is a VIT or an FBK file.
  • PROB_THRESH (float): minimum probability threshold for a SNP to belong to an ancestry, if the ancestry file is an FBK file or an FB TSV file.
  • AVERAGE_PARENTS (bool): True if the DNAs from the two parents are to be combined (averaged) for each individual, or False otherwise.
  • START_RANK (int): smallest rank among the range of ranks, from which the best rank is to be chosen for Iterative SVD using cross-validation.
  • END_RANK (int) = largest rank among the range of ranks, from which the best rank is to be chosen for Iterative SVD using cross-validation.
  • RANK (int): rank for Iterative SVD if no cross-validation is to be performed.
  • CHOOSE_BEST (bool): True if cross-validation is to be performed to choose the best rank for Iterative SVD, or False otherwise.
  • NUM_CORES (int): number of cores to use for performing cross-validation in parallel.
  • IS_WEIGHTED (bool): True if weights are provided in the labels file, or False otherwise.
  • LABELS_FILE (str): path to the labels file. It should be a TSV file where the first column has header indID and contains the individual IDs, and the second column has header label and contains the labels for all individuals. If IS_WEIGHTED is specified as True, then the file must have a third column that has header weight and contains the weights for all individuals. NOTE: Individuals with zero weight are removed. Negative weights are used to combine individuals and replace them with a single average individual. Provide a weight of -1 to the first set of individuals to be combined, -2 to the second set of individuals to be combined, and so on. Each set of individuals that is to be combined must have the same label.
  • OUTPUT_FILE (str): path to the output file, to which the output of the run is written. It is a TSV file with 3 columns. The first column contains the individual IDs, and the second and third column contain the ancestry-specific projections obtained after dimensionality reduction.
  • SCATTERPLOT_FILE (str): path to the scatter plot file with .html extension. The scatter plot of the individuals is saved in this file.
  • SAVE_MASKED_MATRIX (bool): True if the masked matrix is to be saved as a binary file, or False otherwise.
  • MASKED_MATRIX_FILE (str): path to the masked matrix file. The masked matrix is saved in this file.
  • SAVE_COMPLETED_MATRIX (bool): True if the completed matrix is to be saved as a binary file, or False otherwise.
  • COMPLETED_MATRIX_FILE (str): path to the completed matrix file. The completed matrix is saved in this file.

NOTE: The parameters file must have all the above parameters. Each line in the parameters file must have a parameter name followed by =, followed by the value for that parameter. The value for a parameter that is not useful for the run can be filled with any value compatible with the parameter type.

NOTE: There are 2 acceptable formats for SNP indices in the Beagle file:

  1. rsid: rs followed by the id (integer). For example, rs12345.
  2. position: chromosome number (integer) followed by _, followed by the position (integer). For example, 10_12345.

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