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SUBMITTER: Raulerson CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6817527 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Raulerson Chelsea K CK Ko Arthur A Kidd John C JC Currin Kevin W KW Brotman Sarah M SM Cannon Maren E ME Wu Ying Y Spracklen Cassandra N CN Jackson Anne U AU Stringham Heather M HM Welch Ryan P RP Fuchsberger Christian C Locke Adam E AE Narisu Narisu N Lusis Aldons J AJ Civelek Mete M Furey Terrence S TS Kuusisto Johanna J Collins Francis S FS Boehnke Michael M Scott Laura J LJ Lin Dan-Yu DY Love Michael I MI Laakso Markku M Pajukanta Päivi P Mohlke Karen L KL
American journal of human genetics 20190926 4
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified thousands of genetic loci associated with cardiometabolic traits including type 2 diabetes (T2D), lipid levels, body fat distribution, and adiposity, although most causal genes remain unknown. We used subcutaneous adipose tissue RNA-seq data from 434 Finnish men from the METSIM study to identify 9,687 primary and 2,785 secondary cis-expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL; <1 Mb from TSS, FDR < 1%). Compared to primary eQTL signals, second ...[more]