Featured Publications
Integration of expression QTLs with fine mapping via SuSiE.
Zhang X, Jiang W, Zhao H. Integration of expression QTLs with fine mapping via SuSiE. PLOS Genetics 2024, 20: e1010929. PMID: 38271473, PMCID: PMC10846745, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesFine-mapping methodsLinkage disequilibriumBody mass indexFine-mappingExpression quantitative trait loci informationGenome-wide association study resultsExpression quantitative trait loci analysisPresence of linkage disequilibriumExternal reference panelGenetic fine-mappingQuantitative trait lociPosterior inclusion probabilitiesInclusion probabilitiesAlzheimer's diseaseExpression QTLsLD patternsComplex traitsCandidate variantsAssociation studiesTrait lociAssociation to causationReference panelFunctional variants
2024
LDER-GE estimates phenotypic variance component of gene–environment interactions in human complex traits accurately with GE interaction summary statistics and full LD information
Dong Z, Jiang W, Li H, DeWan A, Zhao H. LDER-GE estimates phenotypic variance component of gene–environment interactions in human complex traits accurately with GE interaction summary statistics and full LD information. Briefings In Bioinformatics 2024, 25: bbae335. PMID: 38980374, PMCID: PMC11232466, DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbae335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman complex traitsComplex traitsGene-environment interactionsGene-environmentLinkage disequilibriumPhenotypic variance componentsPhenotypic varianceProportion of phenotypic varianceSummary statisticsEuropean ancestry subjectsUK Biobank dataAssociation summary statisticsComplete linkage disequilibriumControlled type I error ratesLD informationLD matrixVariance componentsBiobank dataType I error rateEuropean ancestrySample size increaseGenetic effectsTraitsE-I pairsSimulation study
2020
Leveraging functional annotation to identify genes associated with complex diseases
Liu W, Li M, Zhang W, Zhou G, Wu X, Wang J, Lu Q, Zhao H. Leveraging functional annotation to identify genes associated with complex diseases. PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1008315. PMID: 33137096, PMCID: PMC7660930, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociComplex traitsNovel lociIdentification of eQTLGene expressionTranscriptome-wide association study methodLinkage disequilibriumQuantitative trait lociAssociation study methodsCombined Annotation Dependent Depletion (CADD) scoresAnnotation-dependent depletion scoreExpression levelsDisease-associated genesEpigenetic annotationsEpigenetic informationFunctional annotationTrait lociGenetic variationGenesPrevious GWASLociGenetic effectsTraitsComplex diseasesGWAS
2017
Leveraging functional annotations in genetic risk prediction for human complex diseases
Hu Y, Lu Q, Powles R, Yao X, Yang C, Fang F, Xu X, Zhao H. Leveraging functional annotations in genetic risk prediction for human complex diseases. PLOS Computational Biology 2017, 13: e1005589. PMID: 28594818, PMCID: PMC5481142, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromosome MappingData Interpretation, StatisticalData MiningDatabases, GeneticEpigenomicsGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome, HumanHumansLinkage DisequilibriumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProportional Hazards ModelsQuantitative Trait LociRisk AssessmentConceptsGenome-wide association studiesFunctional annotationGenetic risk predictionDisease-associated genetic variantsLinkage disequilibriumIdentification of thousandsWide association studyHuman complex diseasesComplex diseasesGWAS summary statisticsHuman genetics researchAssociation studiesAnnoPredGenotype dataGenetic researchGenetic variantsRelevant variantsAnnotationDisequilibriumMost diseasesDiverse typesSummary statisticsVariantsBayesian frameworkPrecision medicine
2010
Trends and Statistical Challenges in Genomewide Association Studies
Sun N, Zhao H. Trends and Statistical Challenges in Genomewide Association Studies. 2010, 283-308. DOI: 10.1002/9780470567647.ch12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Test of Association for Quantitative Traits in General Pedigrees: The Quantitative Pedigree Disequilibrium Test
Zhang S, Zhang K, Li J, Sun F, Zhao H. Test of Association for Quantitative Traits in General Pedigrees: The Quantitative Pedigree Disequilibrium Test. Genetic Epidemiology 2001, 21: s370-s375. PMID: 11793701, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.2001.21.s1.s370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative pedigree disequilibrium testPedigree disequilibrium testQuantitative traitsTraits of interestGenetic Analysis Workshop 12Disequilibrium testGeneral pedigreesSequence dataCandidate genesGenetic markersGenetic linkageQualitative traitsLinkage disequilibriumTraitsLarge pedigreePresence of linkagePedigreeStatistical methodsFamilyNuclear familiesTests of associationGenesUnrelated nuclear familiesLinkageDisequilibrium