Large-scale cis - and trans -eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression
NATURE GENETICS(2021)
摘要
Trait-associated genetic variants affect complex phenotypes primarily via regulatory mechanisms on the transcriptome. To investigate the genetics of gene expression, we performed cis - and trans -expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analyses using blood-derived expression from 31,684 individuals through the eQTLGen Consortium. We detected cis -eQTL for 88% of genes, and these were replicable in numerous tissues. Distal trans -eQTL (detected for 37% of 10,317 trait-associated variants tested) showed lower replication rates, partially due to low replication power and confounding by cell type composition. However, replication analyses in single-cell RNA-seq data prioritized intracellular trans -eQTL. Trans -eQTL exerted their effects via several mechanisms, primarily through regulation by transcription factors. Expression of 13% of the genes correlated with polygenic scores for 1,263 phenotypes, pinpointing potential drivers for those traits. In summary, this work represents a large eQTL resource, and its results serve as a starting point for in-depth interpretation of complex phenotypes.
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genetic loci,genetic expression,polygenic scores,large-scale,trans-eqtl
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