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Functional disease architectures reveal unique biological role of transposable elements

Authors :
Farhad Hormozdiari
Bryce van de Geijn
Joseph Nasser
Omer Weissbrod
Steven Gazal
Chelsea J. -T. Ju
Luke O’ Connor
Margaux L. A. Hujoel
Jesse Engreitz
Fereydoun Hormozdiari
Alkes L. Price
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Transposable elements (TE) make up a large component of the human genome and have been shown to contribute to human diseases. Here, Hormozdiari et al. estimate the contribution of TEs to the heritability of 41 complex traits and diseases and find enrichment of SINEs in blood traits.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2162e007b86c49c889aa730a2d6a4779
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11957-5