Genome-wide analysis of the genetic regulation of gene expression in human neutrophils

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Andiappan, Anand Kumar ^a   Melchiotti, Rossella ^a   Poh, Tuang Yeow ^a   Nah, Michelle ^a   Puan, Kia Joo ^a   Vigano, Elena ^a   Haase, Doreen ^a   Yusof, Nurhashikin ^a   San Luis, Boris ^a   Lum, Josephine ^a   Kumar, Dilip ^a   Foo, Shihui ^a   Zhuang, Li ^a   Vasudev, Anusha ^a   Irwanto, Astrid ^a   Lee, Bernett ^a   Nardin, Alessandra ^a   Liu, Hong ^c,d,e   Zhang, Furen ^c,d,e   Connolly, John ^a   Liu, Jianjun ^b,f   Mortellaro, Alessandra ^a   Wang, De Yun ^g   Poidinger, Michael ^a   Larbi, Anis ^a   Zolezzi, Francesca ^a   Rotzschke, Olaf ^a   more..

^a AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^b GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Provincial Academy of Medical Science   (China)

^f ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 18 RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; ETHNICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HOMINID; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; LEPROSY; POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN; RNA; SKIN DISORDER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ISOLATION; CHINESE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LEPROSY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938925239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8971     Document Type: Article

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