[HTML][HTML] From genetic associations to genes: methods, applications, and challenges

T Qi, L Song, Y Guo, C Chen, J Yang - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified numerous genetic loci
associated with human traits and diseases. However, pinpointing the causal genes remains …

Massively parallel reporter assays and mouse transgenic assays provide complementary information about neuronal enhancer activity

M Kosicki, DL Cintrón, NF Page… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genetic studies find hundreds of thousands of noncoding variants associated with
psychiatric disorders. Massively parallel reporter assays (MPRAs) and in vivo transgenic …

Sex differences in brain cell-type specific chromatin accessibility in schizophrenia

P Roussos, Y Ma, K Girdhar, G Hoffman… - Research …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Our understanding of the sex-specific role of the non-coding genome in serious mental
illness remains largely incomplete. To address this gap, we explored sex differences in …

Genotype inference from aggregated chromatin accessibility data reveals genetic regulatory mechanisms

BM Wenz, Y He, NC Chen, JK Pickrell, JH Li… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Understanding the genetic causes for variability in chromatin accessibility can
shed light on the molecular mechanisms through which genetic variants may affect complex …