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Kirsten Nishino

University of MichiganORCID 0009-0005-3384-1249Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:eQTL / molecular QTL mapping· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1

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Adelaide TovariD· 3 shared Jacob Otto KitzmaniD· 3 shared Stephen C.J. ParkeriD· 3 shared Arushi VarshneyiD· 2 shared Anne JacksoniD· 1 shared Chao GaoiD· 1 shared Charles BurantiD· 1 shared Christa VentrescaiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsHuman Genetics and Genomics AdvancesPeer-reviewedApr 7, 2026

Using a modular massively parallel reporter assay to discover context-dependent regulatory activity in type 2 diabetes-linked noncoding regions

Adelaide Tovar, Yasuhiro Kyono, Kirsten Nishino…·Jacob Otto Kitzman

The paper uses MPRAs to assess context-dependent regulatory activity in type 2 diabetes-linked noncoding regions across different promoters and cell types.

4 citations

ratexperimental assay

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintNov 28, 2024

Functional dissection of metabolic trait-associated gene regulation in steady state and stimulated human skeletal muscle cells

Kirsten Nishino, Gabriella Bloss, Jacob Otto Kitzman…·Adelaide Tovar

This study identifies context-specific regulatory effects of metabolic trait-associated variants in human skeletal muscle cells under different conditions.

4 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintDec 15, 2023

Population-scale skeletal muscle single-nucleus multi-omic profiling reveals extensive context specific genetic regulation

Arushi Varshney, Nandini Manickam, Peter Orchard…·Stephen C.J. Parker

The paper performs population-scale single-nucleus multi-omic profiling of skeletal muscle to identify genetic regulation across cell types and traits.

18 citations

humansnRNA-seq

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