[HTML][HTML] From GWAS to gene: transcriptome-wide association studies and other methods to functionally understand GWAS discoveries

B Li, MD Ritchie - Frontiers in genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since their inception, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than a
hundred thousand single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci that are associated with …

DNA methylation QTL mapping across diverse human tissues provides molecular links between genetic variation and complex traits

M Oliva, K Demanelis, Y Lu, M Chernoff, F Jasmine… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Studies of DNA methylation (DNAm) in solid human tissues are relatively scarce; tissue-
specific characterization of DNAm is needed to understand its role in gene regulation and its …

[HTML][HTML] A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues

J Teng, Y Gao, H Yin, Z Bai, S Liu, H Zeng… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Farm Animal Genotype-Tissue Expression (FarmGTEx) project has been
established to develop a public resource of genetic regulatory variants in livestock, which is …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting the GTEx resources to decipher the mechanisms at GWAS loci

AN Barbeira, R Bonazzola, ER Gamazon, Y Liang… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
The resources generated by the GTEx consortium offer unprecedented opportunities to
advance our understanding of the biology of human diseases. Here, we present an in-depth …

Analysis of the caudate nucleus transcriptome in individuals with schizophrenia highlights effects of antipsychotics and new risk genes

KJM Benjamin, Q Chen, AE Jaffe, JM Stolz… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Most studies of gene expression in the brains of individuals with schizophrenia have
focused on cortical regions, but subcortical nuclei such as the striatum are prominently …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic approaches to exploit landraces for improvement of Triticum turgidum ssp. durum in the age of climate change

C Broccanello, D Bellin, G DalCorso, A Furini… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Addressing the challenges of climate change and durum wheat production is becoming an
important driver for food and nutrition security in the Mediterranean area, where are located …

CottonMD: a multi-omics database for cotton biological study

Z Yang, J Wang, Y Huang, S Wang, L Wei… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cotton is an important economic crop, and many loci for important traits have been
identified, but it remains challenging and time-consuming to identify candidate or causal …

[HTML][HTML] Probabilistic colocalization of genetic variants from complex and molecular traits: promise and limitations

A Hukku, M Pividori, F Luca, R Pique-Regi… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - cell.com
Colocalization analysis has emerged as a powerful tool to uncover the overlapping of causal
variants responsible for both molecular and complex disease phenotypes. The findings from …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome-and proteome-wide association studies nominate determinants of kidney function and damage

P Schlosser, J Zhang, H Liu, AL Surapaneni, EP Rhee… - Genome biology, 2023 - Springer
Background The pathophysiological causes of kidney disease are not fully understood. Here
we show that the integration of genome-wide genetic, transcriptomic, and proteomic …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating gene expression and clinical data to identify drug repurposing candidates for hyperlipidemia and hypertension

P Wu, QP Feng, VE Kerchberger, SD Nelson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Discovering novel uses for existing drugs, through drug repurposing, can reduce the time,
costs, and risk of failure associated with new drug development. However, prioritizing drug …