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Mapping complex disease traits with global gene expression

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Cookson, William, Liang, Liming, Abecasis, Gonçalo, Moffatt, Miriam, Lathrop, Mark·2009·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Variation in gene expression is an important mechanism underlying susceptibility to complex disease. The simultaneous genome-wide assay of gene expression and genetic variation allows the mapping of the genetic factors that underpin individual differences in quantitative levels of expression (expression QTLs; eQTLs). The availability of systematically generated eQTL information could provide immediate insight into a biological basis for disease associations identified through genome-wide association (GWA) studies, and can help to identify networks of genes involved in disease pathogenesis. Although there are limitations to current eQTL maps, understanding of disease will be enhanced with novel technologies and international efforts that extend to a wide range of new samples and tissues.

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Authors
Cookson, W., Liang, L., Abecasis, G., Moffatt, M., & Lathrop, M.
Affiliations
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
Corresponding author
  • Cookson, William
  • Liang, Liming
  • Abecasis, Gonçalo
  • Moffatt, Miriam
  • Lathrop, Mark
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2009-03
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
184-194
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2142260323
Cited by
849
References
115
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U01HL084729)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (R01HG002651)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Keywords
expression quantitative trait loci, eQTL mapping, gene expression variation, complex disease susceptibility, disease risk loci, genome-wide association study, mRNA levels, gene regulatory networks, pathogenesis, tissue-specific gene expression
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease, Humans, Genetic Variation, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genome-Wide Association Study

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