Analysis of multiple association studies provides evidence of an expression QTL hub in gene-gene interaction network affecting hdl cholesterol levels

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Ma, Li ^a,d   Ballantyne, Christie ^b   Brautbar, Ariel ^b,c   Keinan, Alon ^a  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPISTASIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIPC GENE; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898652738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092469     Document Type: Article

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