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@article{alberts:2007, abstract = {Many investigations have reported the successful mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for gene expression phenotypes (eQTLs). Local eQTLs, where expression phenotypes map to the genes themselves, are of especially great interest, because they are direct candidates for previously mapped physiological QTLs. Here we show that many mapped local eQTLs in genetical genomics experiments do not reflect actual expression differences caused by sequence polymorphisms in cis-acting factors changing mRNA levels. Instead they indicate hybridization differences caused by sequence polymorphisms in the mRNA region that is targeted by the microarray probes. Many such polymorphisms can be detected by a sensitive and novel statistical approach that takes the individual probe signals into account. Applying this approach to recent mouse and human eQTL data, we demonstrate that indeed many local eQTLs are falsely reported as "cis-acting" or "cis" and can be successfully detected and eliminated with this approach.}, address = {Groningen Bioinformatics Centre, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands.}, author = {Alberts, R. and Terpstra, P. and Li, Y. and Breitling, R. and Nap, J. P. and Jansen, R. C.}, citeulike-article-id = {1576927}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000622}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17637838}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17637838}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0000622}, issn = {1932-6203}, journal = {PloS one}, keywords = {genetical, genomics}, number = {7}, posted-at = {2007-09-26 16:21:23}, priority = {2}, title = {Sequence polymorphisms cause many false cis eQTLs.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000622}, volume = {2}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - alberts:2007 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1576927 N2 - Many investigations have reported the successful mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for gene expression phenotypes (eQTLs). Local eQTLs, where expression phenotypes map to the genes themselves, are of especially great interest, because they are direct candidates for previously mapped physiological QTLs. Here we show that many mapped local eQTLs in genetical genomics experiments do not reflect actual expression differences caused by sequence polymorphisms in cis-acting factors changing mRNA levels. Instead they indicate hybridization differences caused by sequence polymorphisms in the mRNA region that is targeted by the microarray probes. Many such polymorphisms can be detected by a sensitive and novel statistical approach that takes the individual probe signals into account. Applying this approach to recent mouse and human eQTL data, we demonstrate that indeed many local eQTLs are falsely reported as "cis-acting" or "cis" and can be successfully detected and eliminated with this approach. IS - 7 JF - PloS one SN - 1932-6203 AD - Groningen Bioinformatics Centre, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands. TI - Sequence polymorphisms cause many false cis eQTLs. VL - 2 KW - genetical KW - genomics AU - Alberts, R AU - Terpstra, P AU - Li, Y AU - Breitling, R AU - Nap, JP AU - Jansen, RC PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000622 ER -