Bench Research Informed by GWAS Results

Autor: Nikolay V. Kondratyev, Margarita V. Alfimova, Arkadiy K. Golov, Vera E. Golimbet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Cells, Vol 10, Iss 11, p 3184 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells10113184
Popis: Scientifically interesting as well as practically important phenotypes often belong to the realm of complex traits. To the extent that these traits are hereditary, they are usually ‘highly polygenic’. The study of such traits presents a challenge for researchers, as the complex genetic architecture of such traits makes it nearly impossible to utilise many of the usual methods of reverse genetics, which often focus on specific genes. In recent years, thousands of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) were undertaken to explore the relationships between complex traits and a large number of genetic factors, most of which are characterised by tiny effects. In this review, we aim to familiarise ‘wet biologists’ with approaches for the interpretation of GWAS results, to clarify some issues that may seem counterintuitive and to assess the possibility of using GWAS results in experiments on various complex traits.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje