Local genetic effects on gene expression across 44 human tissues
François Aguet, Andrew A. Brown, Stephane E. Castel, Joe R. Davis, Pejman Mohammadi, Ayellet V. Segrè, Zachary Zappala, Nathan S. Abell, Laure Frésard, Eric R. Gamazon, Ellen Gelfand, Michael J. Gloudemans, Yuan He, Farhad Hormozdiari, Xiao Li, , Stephen B. Montgomery
This study identifies cis-eQTLs across 44 human tissues using GTEx data, showing 88% of genes have cis-eQTLs and demonstrating their utility in understanding complex trait etiology.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2016 · PreprintGenomics