Reza K Hammond, Matthew C Pahl ... Struan FA Grant
By integrating GWAS data sets with ATAC-seq and promoter-focused Capture C data, one can uncover further loci beyond those that reach genome-wide significance (p<5x10-8).
Michael Chong, Pedrum Mohammadi-Shemirani ... Guillaume Paré
An ethnically robust pipeline for inferring mitochondrial DNA copy number from genotyping arrays was developed and applied to the UKBiobank, elucidating several common and rare loci in genes involved in the synthesis, maintenance, and organization of mitochondrial DNA.
Samuel Pattillo Smith, Gregory Darnell ... Lorin Crawford
Computational analysis reveals that additive summary statistics from genome-wide association studies can provide evidence of non-additive heritability in complex traits.
The prediction accuracies of polygenic scores in humans vary depending on the characteristics of the samples, as well as based on the study design, within a single ancestry group.
Physical and functional interactions between HNF4A and TAF4 coordinate HNF4A genomic occupancy with pre-initiation complex formation to activate post-natal hepatocyte gene expression.
William R Reay, Sahar I El Shair ... Murray J Cairns
Genetic data revealed existing drugs that could be repurposed to improve lung function, with evidence that compounds which control blood glucose could be particularly useful for respiratory impairment.
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfraction traits appear to have heterogeneous effects on coronary artery disease, giving support to the HDL function hypothesis.
Ursula Kwong-Brown, Martha L Tobias ... Darcy B Kelley
When ancestral Xenopus returned to water ~170mya, they evolved a new method for producing courtship calls underwater without airflow, using vibrations that also preserve essential acoustic information on species identity.