2023
A statistical framework to identify cell types whose genetically regulated proportions are associated with complex diseases
Liu W, Deng W, Chen M, Dong Z, Zhu B, Yu Z, Tang D, Sauler M, Lin C, Wain L, Cho M, Kaminski N, Zhao H. A statistical framework to identify cell types whose genetically regulated proportions are associated with complex diseases. PLOS Genetics 2023, 19: e1010825. PMID: 37523391, PMCID: PMC10414598, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell typesDisease-associated tissuesWide association studyComplex diseasesCell type proportionsDisease-relevant tissuesReal GWAS dataFunctional genesTranscriptomic dataGWAS dataGenetic dataAssociation studiesNovel statistical frameworkChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseStatistical frameworkObstructive pulmonary diseaseIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisBreast cancer riskType proportionsBlood CD8Pulmonary diseasePulmonary fibrosisPredictive biomarkersLung tissueBreast cancer
2015
eQTL of bronchial epithelial cells and bronchial alveolar lavage deciphers GWAS‐identified asthma genes
Li X, Hastie AT, Hawkins GA, Moore WC, Ampleford EJ, Milosevic J, Li H, Busse WW, Erzurum SC, Kaminski N, Wenzel SE, Meyers DA, Bleecker ER. eQTL of bronchial epithelial cells and bronchial alveolar lavage deciphers GWAS‐identified asthma genes. Allergy 2015, 70: 1309-1318. PMID: 26119467, PMCID: PMC4583797, DOI: 10.1111/all.12683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCase-Control StudiesChromosome MappingEpithelial CellsFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansImmunoglobulin EMaleOrgan SpecificityPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociRespiratory Function TestsRespiratory MucosaConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAsthma genesQuantitative trait lociGenes/single-nucleotide polymorphismsCis-eQTL analysisFurther functional studiesDisease-relevant tissuesDecreased expressionTrait lociCausal genesTranscription analysisGene expressionPromoter regionAsthma-related genesAssociation studiesBronchial epithelial cellsProtein secretionGenesFunctional studiesNucleotide polymorphismsSpecific regulationExpression levelsExpression of IL33