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Multiple causal variants underlie genetic associations in humans.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 18 Mar 2022
Abell Nathan S, DeGorter Marianne K, Gloudemans Michael J, Greenwald Emily, Smith Kevin S, He Zihuai, Montgomery Stephen B
Abstract excerpt
Associations between genetic variation and traits are often in noncoding regions with strong linkage disequilibrium (LD), where a single causal variant is assumed to underlie the association. We applied a massively parallel reporter assay (MPRA) to functionally evaluate genetic variants in high, local LD for independent cis-expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL). We found that 17.7% of eQTLs exhibit more than...
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