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SCADIE: simultaneous estimation of cell type proportions and cell type-specific gene expressions using SCAD-based iterative estimating procedure
Tang D, Park S, Zhao H. SCADIE: simultaneous estimation of cell type proportions and cell type-specific gene expressions using SCAD-based iterative estimating procedure. Genome Biology 2022, 23: 129. PMID: 35706040, PMCID: PMC9199219, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-022-02688-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell type-specific gene expressionType-specific gene expressionCell type proportionsDifferential expression analysisCell type-specific gene expression profilesExpression analysisGene expressionSingle-cell RNA-seq dataRNA-seq dataGene differential expression analysisGene expression profilesType proportionsExpression profilesExpressionGenesCells
2024
DNA methylation profiles of cancer-related fatigue associated with markers of inflammation and immunometabolism
Xiao C, Peng G, Conneely K, Zhao H, Felger J, Wommack E, Higgins K, Shin D, Saba N, Bruner D, Miller A. DNA methylation profiles of cancer-related fatigue associated with markers of inflammation and immunometabolism. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-8. PMID: 38977918, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02652-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene expressionMethylation lociAssociated with gene expressionHead and neck cancerDNA methylation profilesProtein markersLipid metabolismInvolvement of genesIllumina MethylationEPICDNA methylationRelevant gene expressionEpigenetic modificationsExpression pairsInflammatory markersInflammatory responseLociHead and neck cancer patientsAssociated with inflammatory markersGenesDNAMarkers of inflammationAssociated with fatigueExpressionMethylationPost-radiotherapy
2021
Genome-wide association analyses of post-traumatic stress disorder and its symptom subdomains in the Million Veteran Program
Stein MB, Levey DF, Cheng Z, Wendt FR, Harrington K, Pathak GA, Cho K, Quaden R, Radhakrishnan K, Girgenti MJ, Ho YA, Posner D, Aslan M, Duman RS, Zhao H, Polimanti R, Concato J, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association analyses of post-traumatic stress disorder and its symptom subdomains in the Million Veteran Program. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 174-184. PMID: 33510476, PMCID: PMC7972521, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-00767-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association analysisAssociation analysisMillion Veteran ProgramGenomic structural equation modelingSignificant lociGenetic varianceGene expressionDrug repositioning candidatesBiological coherenceVeteran ProgramMultiple testing correctionSymptom phenotypeLociRepositioning candidatesAfrican ancestryHeritabilityPhenotypeAncestryExpressionPTSD symptom factorsRegionSubdomainsEnrichment
2019
A statistical framework for cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association analysis
Hu Y, Li M, Lu Q, Weng H, Wang J, Zekavat SM, Yu Z, Li B, Gu J, Muchnik S, Shi Y, Kunkle BW, Mukherjee S, Natarajan P, Naj A, Kuzma A, Zhao Y, Crane PK, Lu H, Zhao H. A statistical framework for cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association analysis. Nature Genetics 2019, 51: 568-576. PMID: 30804563, PMCID: PMC6788740, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0345-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptome-wide association analysisAssociation analysisGene-trait associationsGene expression dataGene expression levelsGenetic architectureComplex traitsMore genesGene expressionSingle tissueExpression dataAssociation resultsExpression levelsPowerful approachImputation modelHuman tissuesImputation accuracyGenotypesStatistical frameworkTissueGenesKey componentTraitsPowerful metricExpression
2001
Light Control of Arabidopsis Development Entails Coordinated Regulation of Genome Expression and Cellular Pathways
Ma L, Li J, Qu L, Hager J, Chen Z, Zhao H, Deng X. Light Control of Arabidopsis Development Entails Coordinated Regulation of Genome Expression and Cellular Pathways. The Plant Cell 2001, 13: 2589. DOI: 10.2307/3871521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLight Control of Arabidopsis Development Entails Coordinated Regulation of Genome Expression and Cellular Pathways[W]
Ma L, Li J, Qu L, Hager J, Chen Z, Zhao H, Deng X. Light Control of Arabidopsis Development Entails Coordinated Regulation of Genome Expression and Cellular Pathways[W]. The Plant Cell 2001, 13: 2589-2607. PMID: 11752374, PMCID: PMC139475, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.010229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCryptochromesDrosophila ProteinsExpressed Sequence TagsEye ProteinsFlavoproteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome, PlantLightOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhotoreceptor CellsPhotoreceptor Cells, InvertebratePhytochromePhytochrome APhytochrome BPlant ProteinsPlant ShootsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTranscription FactorsConceptsArabidopsis developmentExpression profilesGenome expressionCellular pathwaysLight-regulated genesSimilar gene expression profilesGenome expression profilesDistinct expression profilesGene expression profilesDifferent light qualitiesPhytochrome BSequence tagsCoordinated regulationPhytochrome ARegulatory pathwaysLight qualityLight conditionsDark transitionGenesPathwayLight treatmentLight controlBlue lightExpressionCryptochromes
1998
Stochastic modeling of the crossover process during meiosis
Zhao H, Speed T. Stochastic modeling of the crossover process during meiosis. Communication In Statistics- Theory And Methods 1998, 27: 1557-1580. DOI: 10.1080/03610929808832177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomologous chromosome pairsChromosome pairsGenetic mapHomologous chromosomesGenetic mappingNonsister chromatidsProper segregationGenetic variationCrossover interferenceDisease genesDifferent chromatidsHomologous chromatidsChromatidsGenetic studiesChiasma interferenceMeiosisChromatid interferenceReunion eventChromosomesGenesOrganismsExpression