Chunk #50 — Online Methods — eQTL analysis

Source: Heritability and genomics of gene expression in peripheral blood.
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We refer to eQTLs as local (SNP-transcript associations ± 1Mb of the transcription start/end sites) or distant (the remaining findings). We prefer these terms to “cis/trans” designations, which connote a greater understanding of underlying mechanisms.