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ArticleGenome research2020

Whole-genome analysis of noncoding genetic variations identifies multiscale regulatory element perturbations associated with Hirschsprung disease.

Alexander Xi Fu, Kathy Nga-Chu Lui, Clara Sze-Man Tang, Ray Kit Ng, Frank Pui-Ling Lai, Sin-Ting Lau, Zhixin Li, Maria-Mercè Garcia-Barcelo, Pak-Chung Sham, Paul Kwong-Hang Tam and 2 more

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Article in Genome research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexander Xi Fu *Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Kathy Nga-Chu Lui *Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Clara Sze-Man TangDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Ray Kit NgSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Frank Pui-Ling LaiDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Sin-Ting LauDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Zhixin LiDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Maria-Mercè Garcia-BarceloDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Pak-Chung ShamDepartment of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Paul Kwong-Hang TamDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Elly Sau-Wai NganDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Kevin Y YipDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-5516-9944
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is widely recognized that noncoding genetic variants play important roles in many human diseases, but there are multiple challenges that hinder the identification of functional disease-associated noncoding variants. The number of noncoding variants can be many times that of coding variants; many of them are not functional but in linkage disequilibrium with the functional ones; different variants can have epistatic effects; different variants can affect the same genes or pathways in different individuals; and some variants are related to each other not by affecting the same gene but by affecting the binding of the same upstream regulator. To overcome these difficulties, we propose a novel analysis framework that considers convergent impacts of different genetic variants on protein binding, which provides multiscale information about disease-associated perturbations of regulatory elements, genes, and pathways. Applying it to our whole-genome sequencing data of 918 short-segment Hirschsprung disease patients and matched controls, we identify various novel genes not detected by standard single-variant and region-based tests, functionally centering on neural crest migration and development. Our framework also identifies upstream regulators whose binding is influenced by the noncoding variants. Using human neural crest cells, we confirm cell stage-specific regulatory roles of three top novel regulatory elements on our list, respectively in the

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Enhancer Elements, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticClass II Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesGenetic VariationHirschsprung DiseaseHumansIntronsNFI Transcription FactorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retras Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsWhole Genome SequencingClass II Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesNFIA protein, humanNFI Transcription FactorsPIK3C2B protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRASGEF1A protein, humanras Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsRET protein, human

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