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Commentary: A Gene-Based Association Method for Mapping Traits Using Reference Transcriptome Data.

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  • U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Center for the Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

  • Gene expression regulation mechanisms contribute to disease susceptibility, drug response, and the course of many substance-use disorders [1,2,3]

  • The investigators harnessed the power of large reference transcriptome data sets, such as the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project, the Genetic European Variation in Health and Disease (GEUVADIS), and Depression Genes and Networks (DGN), among others – in which both gene variation and gene expression levels have been measured – to estimate genetically regulated gene expression of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

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Introduction

Gene expression regulation mechanisms contribute to disease susceptibility, drug response, and the course of many substance-use disorders [1,2,3]. Gamazon et al recently reported development of an innovative gene-based association method to further understanding of gene-expression regulation mechanisms mediating relationships between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variations and phenotypic variability of complex traits [4].

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