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Genetic Drivers of Epigenetic and Transcriptional Variation in Human Immune Cells

ContributorsChen, Lu
Published inCell, vol. 167, no. 5, p. 1398-1414.e24
Publication date2016
Abstract

Characterizing the multifaceted contribution of genetic and epigenetic factors to disease phenotypes is a major challenge in human genetics and medicine. We carried out high-resolution genetic, epigenetic, and transcriptomic profiling in three major human immune cell types (CD14(+) monocytes, CD16(+) neutrophils, and naive CD4(+) T cells) from up to 197 individuals. We assess, quantitatively, the relative contribution of cis-genetic and epigenetic factors to transcription and evaluate their impact as potential sources of confounding in epigenome-wide association studies. Further, we characterize highly coordinated genetic effects on gene expression, methylation, and histone variation through quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and allele-specific (AS) analyses. Finally, we demonstrate colocalization of molecular trait QTLs at 345 unique immune disease loci. This expansive, high-resolution atlas of multi-omics changes yields insights into cell-type-specific correlation between diverse genomic inputs, more generalizable correlations between these inputs, and defines molecular events that may underpin complex disease risk.

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CHEN, Lu. Genetic Drivers of Epigenetic and Transcriptional Variation in Human Immune Cells. In: Cell, 2016, vol. 167, n° 5, p. 1398–1414.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.026
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