Genome-wide identification of directed gene networks using large-scale population genomics data

oleh: René Luijk, Koen F. Dekkers, Maarten van Iterson, Wibowo Arindrarto, Annique Claringbould, Paul Hop, Dorret I. Boomsma, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek, Jan H. Veldink, Cisca Wijmenga, Lude Franke, Peter A. C. ’t Hoen, Rick Jansen, Joyce van Meurs, Hailiang Mei, P. Eline Slagboom, Bastiaan T. Heijmans, Erik W. van Zwet, BIOS (Biobank-based Integrative Omics Study) Consortium

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01

Deskripsi

Identification of causal drivers behind expression is essential for understanding gene function. Here authors develop a method for the large-scale inference of gene–gene interactions in observational population genomics data and characterize a network of trans-effects for 6600 genes.