Whole genome sequencing of an African American family highlights toll like receptor 6 variants in Kawasaki disease susceptibility
Kim J, Shimizu C, Kingsmore S, Veeraraghavan N, Levy E, dos Santos A, Yang H, Flatley J, Hoang L, Hibberd M, Tremoulet A, Harismendy O, Ohno-Machado L, Burns J. Whole genome sequencing of an African American family highlights toll like receptor 6 variants in Kawasaki disease susceptibility. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0170977. PMID: 28151979, PMCID: PMC5289527, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole genome sequencesGenome-wide association studiesToll-like receptor 6Single nucleotide variantsCommon disease-rare variant hypothesisExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysisDifferential expressionQuantitative trait locus (QTL) analysisCommon disease–common variantPathogen-associated molecular pattern recognitionIntegrative genomics approachIntronic single nucleotide variantsComplex genetic diseasesSequence quality scoresMolecular pattern recognitionWhole-genome sequencingGenomic approachesTranscriptome dataGenome sequenceSequence variationLocus analysisGenome sequencingAssociation studiesFunction of genotypeNucleotide variants