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Brain expression quantitative trait locus and network analyses reveal downstream effects and putative drivers for brain-related diseases

de Klein, N., Tsai, E. A., Vochteloo, M., Baird, D., Huang, Y., Chen, C.-Y., van Dam, S., Oelen, R., Deelen, P., Bakker, O. B., et al. (2023) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

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Pathogenic implications for autoimmune mechanisms derived by comparative eQTL analysis of CD4+ versus CD8+ T cells

Kasela, S., Kisand, K., Tserel, L., Kaleviste, E., Remm, A., Fischer, K., Esko, T., Westra, H.-J., Fairfax, B. P., Makino, S., et al. (2017) · PLOS Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyT-cell and B-cell Immunology

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The association between lower educational attainment and depression owing to shared genetic effects? Results in ~25 000 subjects

Peyrot, W. J., Lee, S. H., Milaneschi, Y., Abdellaoui, A., Byrne, E. M., Esko, T., de Geus, E. J. C., Hemani, G., Hottenga, J. J., Kloiber, S., et al. (2015) · Molecular Psychiatry

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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Inflammation status modulates the effect of host genetic variation on intestinal gene expression in inflammatory bowel disease

Hu, S., Uniken Venema, W. T., Westra, H.-J., Vich Vila, A., Barbieri, R., Voskuil, M. D., Blokzijl, T., Jansen, B. H., Li, Y., Daly, M. J., et al. (2021) · Nature Communications

Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis

Benyamin, B., Esko, T., Ried, J. S., Radhakrishnan, A., Vermeulen, S. H., Traglia, M., Gögele, M., Anderson, D., Broer, L., Podmore, C., et al. (2014) · Nature Communications

Iron Metabolism and DisordersGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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A functional brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene variant increases the risk of moderate-to-severe allergic rhinitis

Jin, P., Andiappan, A. K., Quek, J. M., Lee, B., Au, B., Sio, Y. Y., Irwanto, A., Schurmann, C., Grabe, H. J., Suri, B. K., et al. (2015) · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationAsthma and respiratory diseases

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