Genotype-by-environment interactions inferred from genetic effects on phenotypic variability in the UK Biobank

Huanwei Wang, Futao Zhang, Jian Zeng, Yang Wu, Kathryn E. Kemper, Angli Xue, Min Zhang, Joseph E. Powell, Michael E. Goddard, Naomi R. Wray,

Science Advances · 2019 · 230 citations · 64 references

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for 9 traits, especially for those related to obesity. Direct GEI analysis with five environmental factors showed that the vQTLs were strongly enriched with GEI effects. Our results indicate pervasive GEI effects for obesity-related traits and demonstrate the detection of GEI without environmental data.

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