Linking variants from genome-wide association analysis to function via transcriptional network analysis

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-184

  Keller, Benjamin ^a   Martini, Sebastian ^b   Sedor, John ^c   Kretzler, Matthias ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EQTL; Gene regulation; Genome wide association study; Transcriptional network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77950496797     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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