2024
Critical reasoning on the co-expression module QTL in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Cote A, Young H, Huckins L. Critical reasoning on the co-expression module QTL in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2024, 5: 100311. PMID: 38773772, PMCID: PMC11214266, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2024.100311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGene co-expressionCo-expressionExpression quantitative trait locus methodGenetic variantsComplex trait heritabilityMultiple testing burdenGene-based testsQuantitative trait lociTrans-eQTLsCis-eQTLsRegulatory variationSequencing datasetsTrait lociGene regulationTrait heritabilityGene functionGene modulesReal-data applicationModule genesGenesTesting burdenDorsolateral prefrontal cortexVariantsComparison to prior studies
2019
Gene expression imputation across multiple brain regions provides insights into schizophrenia risk
Huckins LM, Dobbyn A, Ruderfer DM, Hoffman G, Wang W, Pardiñas AF, Rajagopal VM, Als TD, T. Nguyen H, Girdhar K, Boocock J, Roussos P, Fromer M, Kramer R, Domenici E, Gamazon ER, Purcell S, Demontis D, Børglum A, Walters J, O’Donovan M, Sullivan P, Owen M, Devlin B, Sieberts S, Cox N, Im H, Sklar P, Stahl E. Gene expression imputation across multiple brain regions provides insights into schizophrenia risk. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 659-674. PMID: 30911161, PMCID: PMC7034316, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0364-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Investigation of common, low-frequency and rare genome-wide variation in anorexia nervosa
Huckins L, Hatzikotoulas K, Southam L, Thornton L, Steinberg J, Aguilera-McKay F, Treasure J, Schmidt U, Gunasinghe C, Romero A, Curtis C, Rhodes D, Moens J, Kalsi G, Dempster D, Leung R, Keohane A, Burghardt R, Ehrlich S, Hebebrand J, Hinney A, Ludolph A, Walton E, Deloukas P, Hofman A, Palotie A, Palta P, van Rooij F, Stirrups K, Adan R, Boni C, Cone R, Dedoussis G, van Furth E, Gonidakis F, Gorwood P, Hudson J, Kaprio J, Kas M, Keski-Rahonen A, Kiezebrink K, Knudsen G, Slof-Op 't Landt M, Maj M, Monteleone A, Monteleone P, Raevuori A, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Tozzi F, Tsitsika A, van Elburg A, Collier D, Sullivan P, Breen G, Bulik C, Zeggini E. Investigation of common, low-frequency and rare genome-wide variation in anorexia nervosa. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 1169-1180. PMID: 29155802, PMCID: PMC5828108, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significanceGenomic search spaceGenome-wide variationLow-frequency variantsDetect low-frequency variantsPopulations of European originDe novo replicationIntergenic variantVariant associationsExome-chipAssociation studiesIntronic variantsRare variantsIn silicoEuropean originVariantsEffect sizeLociOPCMLWell-poweredSilicoReplicationNeuropsychiatric disorders