Article
eQTL analysis links inflammatory bowel disease associated 1q21 locus to ECM1 gene.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Aug 2016
Repnik Katja, Potočnik Uroš
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been highly successful in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with 163 confirmed associations so far. We used expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) mapping to analyze IBD associated regions for which causative gene from the region is still unknown. First, we performed an extensive literature search and in silico analysis of published GWAS in IBD and eQTL studies and...
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