An autoimmune disease risk variant has a trans master regulatory effect mediated by IRF1 under immune stimulation
Margot K. Brandt, Sarah Kim-Hellmuth, Marcello Ziosi, Alper Gokden, Aaron Wolman, Nora Lam, Yocelyn Recinos, Zharko Daniloski, John A. Morris, Veit Hornung, Johannes Schumacher, Tuuli Lappalainen
This study identifies a risk variant for autoimmune disease that acts as a trans-eQTL regulating IRF1 under immune stimulation, demonstrating its causal role and mechanism.
PLoS Genetics · Jul 27, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics