Variant View - Frequently Asked Questions

• What genome build is used? All data are currently using GRCh38/hg38.
  
  
• If a study has a variant that exceeds the specified P-value threshold can I assume that same variant is causal of that association? The tool does not perform signal detection or co-localisation analysis. If a study has a SNP exceeding provided thresholds, it does not indicate causality or co-localisation with any other signal.
  
  
• In the phenotype category description on the forest plot it states that some analyses are filtered out. E.g. ‘Metabolomics (2099 analyses filtered out)’. Why are studies being filtered? The filtered studies are removed based on specified thresholds. All studies passing filterers are shown. This number captures those that have not passed filtering.

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