[PDF][PDF] Integrating gene expression with summary association statistics to identify genes associated with 30 complex traits

N Mancuso, H Shi, P Goddard, G Kichaev… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Although genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified thousands of risk loci
for many complex traits and diseases, the causal variants and genes at these loci remain …

[PDF][PDF] Large-scale identification of common trait and disease variants affecting gene expression

ME Hauberg, W Zhang, C Giambartolomei… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified a multitude of genetic loci
involved with traits and diseases. However, it is often unclear which genes are affected in …

[PDF][PDF] Contrasting the genetic architecture of 30 complex traits from summary association data

H Shi, G Kichaev, B Pasaniuc - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
Variance-component methods that estimate the aggregate contribution of large sets of
variants to the heritability of complex traits have yielded important insights into the genetic …

[PDF][PDF] Joint analysis of functional genomic data and genome-wide association studies of 18 human traits

JK Pickrell - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2014 - cell.com
Annotations of gene structures and regulatory elements can inform genome-wide
association studies (GWASs). However, choosing the relevant annotations for interpreting …

Predicting gene targets from integrative analyses of summary data from GWAS and eQTL studies for 28 human complex traits

JMW Pavlides, Z Zhu, J Gratten, AF McRae, NR Wray… - Genome medicine, 2016 - Springer
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genetic variants
associated with complex traits and diseases. However, elucidating the causal genes …

[PDF][PDF] A powerful approach to estimating annotation-stratified genetic covariance via GWAS summary statistics

Q Lu, B Li, D Ou, M Erlendsdottir, RL Powles… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Despite the success of large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs) on complex
traits, our understanding of their genetic architecture is far from complete. Jointly modeling …

Integrating genetic and gene expression evidence into genome-wide association analysis of gene sets

Q Xiong, N Ancona, ER Hauser, S Mukherjee… - Genome …, 2012 - genome.cshlp.org
Single variant or single gene analyses generally account for only a small proportion of the
phenotypic variation in complex traits. Alternatively, gene set or pathway association …

[PDF][PDF] Local genetic correlation gives insights into the shared genetic architecture of complex traits

H Shi, N Mancuso, S Spendlove, B Pasaniuc - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Although genetic correlations between complex traits provide valuable insights into
epidemiological and etiological studies, a precise quantification of which genomic regions …

Strategies for fine-mapping complex traits

SL Spain, JC Barrett - Human molecular genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of robust and
replicable genetic associations for complex disease. However, the identification of the …

Benefits and limitations of genome-wide association studies

V Tam, N Patel, M Turcotte, Y Bossé, G Paré… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) involve testing genetic variants across the
genomes of many individuals to identify genotype–phenotype associations. GWAS have …