New Nanoscale Genome Mapping Tool Pinpoints Causal Autoimmunity Variants
An Oxford-developed single-allele chromatin mapping platform called MCCv identifies causal noncoding variants in autoimmune disease and reveals that a neo-CTCF ...
Tag: GWAS
One Obesity Gene Variant Rewires Nearly 100 Genes in Fat Cells, Study Finds
Researchers combined single nucleus RNA-sequencing with GWAS and UK Biobank data to show that an obesity-linked variant in SREBF1 allele-specifically ...
Six Statistical Models Join Forces to Uncover the Genes Behind Oil-Rich Maize Kernels
A six-model genome-wide association study of 239 maize inbred lines has identified 200 genetic variants linked to kernel fat content ...
Massive single-nucleus atlas reveals how genetic risk for brain disease acts cell by cell
A single-nucleus atlas of 5.6 million brain cells from 1,384 donors maps cell-type-specific genetic regulation underlying Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and ...
Scientists map the cellular blueprint that sculpts every human face
A new single-cell and spatial atlas of the developing human face identifies 56 cell states, hundreds of spatial patterning genes ...
Gene Variant MCTP2 Tied to Better Recovery of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
A genome-wide association study in Han Chinese patients links a variant in the synaptic gene MCTP2 to greater improvement of ...
Genes, Big Data and a Protective Mutation Point to New Alzheimer’s Drug Targets
An integrated analysis of human genetics, patient-derived cell models and electronic health records has identified 19 Alzheimer's drug targets in ...
Single-Cell Map of Gut Chromatin Reveals Which Cells Drive Crohn’s Disease Risk
A single-cell chromatin accessibility atlas of the human intestine maps regulatory programs across 29 cell types and shows that Crohn's ...
Scientists Home In on the Genes That Decide How Many Kernels Fill a Row of Corn
An integrated genetic mapping study in a 530-line multi-parent maize population has prioritized four candidate genes controlling kernel number per ...
Immune Signals in the Blood May Explain Why Body and Mind Share Genetic Risk
A new PLOS Genetics study shows that specific immune markers, particularly interleukin-6 rather than C-reactive protein, genetically mediate the links ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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