Unraveling a novel dual-function regulatory element showing epistatic interaction with a variant that escapes genome-wide association studies.
Mathieu Adjemout, Samia Nisar, Amélie Escandell, Hong Thu Nguyen Huu, Magali Torres, Alassane Thiam, Iris Manosalva, Babacar Mbengué, Alioune Dièye, Salvatore Spicuglia, Pascal Rihet, Sandrine Marquet
The paper identifies a dual-function regulatory element and a malaria risk variant that interact epistatically to influence T-cell activation and severe malaria susceptibility.
bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2024 · PreprintGenomics