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.assoc.dosage

Dosage association from --dosage. CHR/BP require --map. 'case-control-freqs' replaces FRQ with FRQ_A and FRQ_U.

Overview

Field Value
Format key plink_dosage
Spec file formats/plink_dosage.json
Cite name PLINK 1.9
Version PLINK 1.9 (doc revision 19 Aug 2025)
Last checked 20260326
Source https://www.cog-genomics.org/plink/1.9/formats#assoc_dosage
Citation Purcell, S., Neale, B., Todd-Brown, K., Thomas, L., Ferreira, M. A., Bender, D., ... & Sham, P. C. (2007). PLINK: a tool set for whole-genome association and population-based linkage analyses. The American journal of human genetics, 81(3), 559-575.
## File layout
Field Value
Separator TAB
Header row yes
Column order CHR, SNP, BP, A1, A2, FRQ, FRQ_A, FRQ_U, INFO, BETA, OR, SE, P
## Column mapping
Raw header Canonical Canonical (secondary)
A1 EA
A2 NEA
BETA BETA
BP POS
CHR CHR
FRQ EAF
FRQ_A EAF_CASE
FRQ_U EAF_CONTROL
INFO INFO
OR OR
P P
SE SE
SNP SNPID rsID
## Header descriptions
Column Description
A1 Allele 1 (usually minor)
A2 Allele 2 (usually major)
BETA Regression coefficient (quantitative trait)
BP Base-pair coordinate
CHR Chromosome code
FRQ Allele 1 frequency (overall)
FRQ_A Allele 1 frequency in cases ('case-control-freqs')
FRQ_U Allele 1 frequency in controls ('case-control-freqs')
INFO R-squared quality / information content
OR Odds ratio (case/control)
P Association p-value
SE Standard error of effect (not OR SE)
SNP Variant identifier
## Coverage

8/9 tier groups satisfied.

Tier Status Matched Missing
Variant ID yes SNPID, rsID
Genomic location yes CHR, POS
Effect / other allele yes EA, NEA
Effect size yes BETA, OR HR, Z
Uncertainty yes SE
P-value yes P MLOG10P
Sample size no N, N_CASE
Allele frequency yes EAF MAF, NEAF
Imputation / QC yes INFO
## See also