Uncovering association networks through an eQTL analysis involving human miRNAs and lincRNAs

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNA) have an essential role in the complex landscape of human genetic regulatory networks. One area that is poorly explored is the effect of genetic variations on the interaction between ncRNA and their targets. By integrating a significant amount of public data, the present study...

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Autores: Branco, Paulo R., Araújo, Gilderlanio S. de, Barrera, Júnior, Suarez-Kurtz, Guilherme, Souza, Sandro José de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRN
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufrn.br:123456789/26433
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/jspui/handle/123456789/26433
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:genetic
human genome
long intergenic noncoding RNA
microRNA
non-coding RNA
eQTL
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Sumario:Non-coding RNAs (ncRNA) have an essential role in the complex landscape of human genetic regulatory networks. One area that is poorly explored is the effect of genetic variations on the interaction between ncRNA and their targets. By integrating a significant amount of public data, the present study cataloged the vast landscape of the regulatory effect of microRNAs (miRNA) and long intergenic noncoding RNAs (lincRNA) in the human genome. An expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis was used to identify genetic variants associated with miRNA and lincRNA and whose genotypes affect gene expression. Association networks were built for eQTL associated to traits of clinical and/or pharmacological relevance.