The impact of sex on gene expression across human tissues

…, A Payne, R Bonazzola, AN Barbeira, AR Hamel… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Many complex human phenotypes, including diseases, exhibit sex-differentiated
characteristics. These sex differences have been variously attributed to hormones, …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries

…, AW Hewitt, AV Segrè, JM Rouhana, AR Hamel… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), is a heritable common cause of blindness world-wide.
To identify risk loci, we conduct a large multi-ethnic meta-analysis of genome-wide …

[PDF][PDF] A quantitative proteome map of the human body

…, D Garrido-Martín, NR Gay, R Guigó, AR Hamel… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Determining protein levels in each tissue and how they compare with RNA levels is important
for understanding human biology and disease as well as regulatory processes that control …

Cell type–specific genetic regulation of gene expression across human tissues

…, S Kasela, V Wucher, SE Castel, AR Hamel… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Efforts to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) across human tissues by the GTEx
Consortium and others have identified expression and splicing QTLs (eQTLs and sQTLs, …

[PDF][PDF] Population-scale tissue transcriptomics maps long non-coding RNAs to complex disease

…, D Garrido-Martín, NR Gay, R Guigó, AR Hamel… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes have well-established and important impacts on
molecular and cellular functions. However, among the thousands of lncRNA genes, it is still a …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale multitrait genome-wide association analyses identify hundreds of glaucoma risk loci

X Han, P Gharahkhani, AR Hamel, JS Ong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness, is a highly heritable human disease.
Previous genome-wide association studies have identified over 100 loci for the most common …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting the GTEx resources to decipher the mechanisms at GWAS loci

…, D Zhou, F Hormozdiari, B Liu, A Rao, AR Hamel… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
The resources generated by the GTEx consortium offer unprecedented opportunities to
advance our understanding of the biology of human diseases. Here, we present an in-depth …

[HTML][HTML] QTL mapping of human retina DNA methylation identifies 87 gene-epigenome interactions in age-related macular degeneration

J Advani, PA Mehta, AR Hamel, S Mehrotra… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
DNA methylation provides a crucial epigenetic mark linking genetic variations to environmental
influence. We have analyzed array-based DNA methylation profiles of 160 human …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating genetic regulation and single-cell expression with GWAS prioritizes causal genes and cell types for glaucoma

AR Hamel, W Yan, JM Rouhana… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), characterized by retinal ganglion cell death, is a
leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. However, its molecular and cellular causes …

Widespread dose-dependent effects of RNA expression and splicing on complex diseases and traits

…, D Zhou, F Hormozdiari, B Liu, A Rao, AR Hamel… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
The resources generated by the GTEx consortium offer unprecedented opportunities to
advance our understanding of the biology of human diseases. Here, we present an in-depth …