Mediation analysis demonstrates that trans-eQTLs are often explained by cis-mediation: a genome-wide analysis among 1,800 South Asians.

A large fraction of human genes are regulated by genetic variation near the transcribed sequence (cis-eQTL, expression quantitative trait locus), and many cis-eQTLs have implications for human disease. Less is known regarding the effects of genetic variation on expression of distant genes (trans-eQT...

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Main Authors: Brandon L Pierce, Lin Tong, Lin S Chen, Ronald Rahaman, Maria Argos, Farzana Jasmine, Shantanu Roy, Rachelle Paul-Brutus, Harm-Jan Westra, Lude Franke, Tonu Esko, Rakibuz Zaman, Tariqul Islam, Mahfuzar Rahman, John A Baron, Muhammad G Kibriya, Habibul Ahsan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256471?pdf=render