2023
Multi-ancestry transcriptome-wide association analyses yield insights into tobacco use biology and drug repurposing
Chen F, Wang X, Jang S, Quach B, Weissenkampen J, Khunsriraksakul C, Yang L, Sauteraud R, Albert C, Allred N, Arnett D, Ashley-Koch A, Barnes K, Barr R, Becker D, Bielak L, Bis J, Blangero J, Boorgula M, Chasman D, Chavan S, Chen Y, Chuang L, Correa A, Curran J, David S, Fuentes L, Deka R, Duggirala R, Faul J, Garrett M, Gharib S, Guo X, Hall M, Hawley N, He J, Hobbs B, Hokanson J, Hsiung C, Hwang S, Hyde T, Irvin M, Jaffe A, Johnson E, Kaplan R, Kardia S, Kaufman J, Kelly T, Kleinman J, Kooperberg C, Lee I, Levy D, Lutz S, Manichaikul A, Martin L, Marx O, McGarvey S, Minster R, Moll M, Moussa K, Naseri T, North K, Oelsner E, Peralta J, Peyser P, Psaty B, Rafaels N, Raffield L, Reupena M, Rich S, Rotter J, Schwartz D, Shadyab A, Sheu W, Sims M, Smith J, Sun X, Taylor K, Telen M, Watson H, Weeks D, Weir D, Yanek L, Young K, Young K, Zhao W, Hancock D, Jiang B, Vrieze S, Liu D. Multi-ancestry transcriptome-wide association analyses yield insights into tobacco use biology and drug repurposing. Nature Genetics 2023, 55: 291-300. PMID: 36702996, PMCID: PMC9925385, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01282-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTWAS methodsExpression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) dataQuantitative trait loci dataTranscriptome-wide associationWide association studyGenome-wide association study summary statisticsWhole genome sequencesSubsequent fine mappingEQTL datasetNew genesLoci dataFine mappingPhenotypic effectsTobacco use phenotypesDiverse ancestryAssociation studiesBiological relevanceEuropean ancestryGenesAncestryGWASSummary statisticsBiologyDrug repurposingDiversity
2022
A stop-gain variant in BTNL9 is associated with atherogenic lipid profiles
Carlson J, Krishnan M, Rosenthal S, Russell E, Zhang J, Hawley N, Moors J, Cheng H, Dalbeth N, de Zoysa J, Watson H, Qasim M, Murphy R, Naseri T, Reupena M, Viali S, Stamp L, Tuitele J, Kershaw E, Deka R, McGarvey S, Merriman T, Weeks D, Minster R. A stop-gain variant in BTNL9 is associated with atherogenic lipid profiles. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2022, 4: 100155. PMID: 36340932, PMCID: PMC9630829, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2022.100155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-gain variantUnique population historyFine-mapping analysisEuropean ancestry populationsGenetic architecturePolynesian populationsPopulation historyGenetic analysisAssociation studiesSuggestive associationPolynesian ancestryCurrent understandingEvidence of associationAmerican SamoaBiological foundationsVariantsGeneticsPopulationNew ZealandBTNL9Ancestry