Featured Publications
Integration of expression QTLs with fine mapping via SuSiE.
Zhang X, Jiang W, Zhao H. Integration of expression QTLs with fine mapping via SuSiE. PLOS Genetics 2024, 20: e1010929. PMID: 38271473, PMCID: PMC10846745, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesFine-mapping methodsLinkage disequilibriumBody mass indexFine-mappingExpression quantitative trait loci informationGenome-wide association study resultsExpression quantitative trait loci analysisPresence of linkage disequilibriumExternal reference panelGenetic fine-mappingQuantitative trait lociPosterior inclusion probabilitiesInclusion probabilitiesAlzheimer's diseaseExpression QTLsLD patternsComplex traitsCandidate variantsAssociation studiesTrait lociAssociation to causationReference panelFunctional variants
2023
eQTL studies: from bulk tissues to single cells
Zhang J, Zhao H. eQTL studies: from bulk tissues to single cells. Journal Of Genetics And Genomics 2023, 50: 925-933. PMID: 37207929, PMCID: PMC10656365, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2023.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociBulk tissueIdentification of eQTLContext-dependent gene regulationCell typesQuantitative trait lociMost eQTL studiesSingle cellsComplex traitsGene regulationEQTL studiesFunctional genesTrait lociSpecific genesChromosomal regionsDynamic regulationGene expressionBiological processesDifferent tissuesGenetic variantsExpression levelsDisease mechanismsGenesRegulationRecent studiesRobustness of quantifying mediating effects of genetically regulated expression on complex traits with mediated expression score regression
Lin C, Liu W, Jiang W, Zhao H. Robustness of quantifying mediating effects of genetically regulated expression on complex traits with mediated expression score regression. Biology Methods And Protocols 2023, 8: bpad024. PMID: 37901453, PMCID: PMC10599978, DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpad024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesComplex traitsGene expression regulationGenetic association signalsQuantitative trait lociScore regressionDisease-associated variantsSNP annotationGene annotationExpression regulationGWAS resultsTrait lociTrait heritabilityEQTL effectsAssociation signalsGene expressionAssociation studiesGene effectsSNP effectsHuman diseasesHeritabilityTraitsBiological realityAnnotation
2020
Leveraging functional annotation to identify genes associated with complex diseases
Liu W, Li M, Zhang W, Zhou G, Wu X, Wang J, Lu Q, Zhao H. Leveraging functional annotation to identify genes associated with complex diseases. PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1008315. PMID: 33137096, PMCID: PMC7660930, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociComplex traitsNovel lociIdentification of eQTLGene expressionTranscriptome-wide association study methodLinkage disequilibriumQuantitative trait lociAssociation study methodsCombined Annotation Dependent Depletion (CADD) scoresAnnotation-dependent depletion scoreExpression levelsDisease-associated genesEpigenetic annotationsEpigenetic informationFunctional annotationTrait lociGenetic variationGenesPrevious GWASLociGenetic effectsTraitsComplex diseasesGWASGenome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals
Xu K, Li B, McGinnis KA, Vickers-Smith R, Dao C, Sun N, Kember RL, Zhou H, Becker WC, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Zhao H, Justice AC. Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5302. PMID: 33082346, PMCID: PMC7598939, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18489-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesLarge genome-wide association studiesMillion Veteran ProgramAssociation studiesExpression quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociChromatin interactionsComplex traitsFunctional annotationTrait lociSequencing ConsortiumDozen genesSignificant lociSmoking phenotypesLociMultiple populationsNew insightsPhenotypeVeteran ProgramGenetic vulnerabilityGenesTraitsAnnotationEuropean AmericansConsortium
2015
eQTL mapping
Chen M, Yang C, Li C, Zhao H. eQTL mapping. 2015, 208-228. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781107337459.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesPopulation genomic studiesQuantitative trait lociComplex diseasesEQTL mappingTrait lociGenomic studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic basisNumber variantsNucleotide polymorphismsPharmaceutical potentialUnique resourceGenomicsLociBroad impactHaplotypesPolymorphismIntroduction to statistical methods in genome-wide association studies
Yang C, Li C, Chung D, Chen M, Gelernter J, Zhao H. Introduction to statistical methods in genome-wide association studies. 2015, 26-52. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781107337459.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesPopulation genomic studiesQuantitative trait lociComplex diseasesTrait lociGenomic studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic basisNumber variantsNucleotide polymorphismsPharmaceutical potentialUnique resourceGenomicsLociBroad impactHaplotypesStatistical methodsPolymorphismVariantsPharmacogenomics