Prioritization of PLEC and GRINA as Osteoarthritis Risk Genes Through the Identification and Characterization of Novel Methylation Quantitative Trait Loci

Autor: Rice, Sarah J., Tselepi, Maria, Sorial, Antony K., Aubourg, Guillaume, Shepherd, Colin, Almarza, David, Skelton, Andrew J., Pangou, Ioanna, Deehan, David, Reynard, Louise N., Loughlin, John
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Arthritis & Rheumatology (Hoboken, N.j.)
ISSN: 2326-5205
2326-5191
Popis: Objective To identify methylation quantitative trait loci (mQTLs) correlating with osteoarthritis (OA) risk alleles and to undertake mechanistic characterization as a means of target gene prioritization. Methods We used genome‐wide genotyping and cartilage DNA methylation array data in a discovery screen of novel OA risk loci. This was followed by methylation, gene expression analysis, and genotyping studies in additional cartilage samples, accompanied by in silico analyses. Results We identified 4 novel OA mQTLs. The most significant mQTL contained 9 CpG sites where methylation correlated with OA risk genotype, with 5 of the CpG sites having P values
Databáze: OpenAIRE