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credtools meta

Run meta-analysis as a standalone step.

credtools meta INPUTS OUTDIR [OPTIONS]

Common Use

credtools meta work/chunks/loci_list.txt work/meta \
  --meta-method meta_all \
  --threads 4

Options

Option Meaning Default
--threads worker count 1
--meta-method meta_all, meta_by_population, or no_meta meta_all
--calculate-lambda-s estimate lambda-s while loading loci off
--skip reuse completed loci from a previous run off
--log-file write logs to a file none

Outputs

OUTDIR/
- loci_info.txt
- heterogeneity.txt.gz
- {locus_id}/

Use OUTDIR/loci_info.txt as the next input for qc or finemap.

Meta Methods

Method Behavior
meta_all combine all rows for each locus
meta_by_population combine rows within each population
no_meta keep rows separate