Add LD matrices to S3/Google Cloud storage services

[shz9]

Add LD matrices to S3/Google Cloud storage services

[biostatShao]

Dear author,

Firstly, I would like to express my support for your proposed enhancement. As a user of viprs, I believe that this improvement will significantly enhance the usability and efficiency of viprs.

However, I am currently encountering an issue where using shrinkage as the LD estimator results in very low prediction performance with viprs. In contrast, using the LD data you provided before the update restores normal performance. Therefore, I would like to ask if you could provide a new download link or expedite the completion of cloud storage services. If possible, could you also provide LD data using shrinkage for the 1000G European population as well as LD data from different ancestry groups in the UK Biobank, so that I can better utilize viprs?

Thank you very much for your contributions to the viprs project. I am looking forward to your response and assistance. Thank you!

Sincerely,
Zhonghe

[shz9]

Hi Zhonghe,

Thanks! We're working on adding this feature as part of a new release of the viprs software. We will also be releasing LD matrices for 6 continental populations represented in the UK Biobank in the next couple of weeks.

Do you mind opening a separate issue (here or under viprs) about the issues you're having with the shrinkage estimator? Which versions of the magenpy/viprs are you using? Which data did you compute the LD matrix from? How did you go about running viprs? All of these details can help us improve the software.

Thanks,

Shadi

[biostatShao]

Dear Shadi,

I apologize for the delayed response. I have created a new issue, as requested, with the aim of contributing to the ongoing improvement of the software. In addition, I look forward to the availability of a pre-calculated LD matrix on your website. Thank you sincerely for your attention to this matter.

Best regards,

Zhonghe