Genotype-Tissue Expression project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Genotype-Tissue_Expression_project
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf research
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GTEx
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Broad_Institute
multiple research institutions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataCollected public
multiple human tissues
gptkbp:field genomics
molecular biology
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkbp:goal study the relationship between genetic variation and gene expression in human tissues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Genotype-Tissue Expression project
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Nature_Genetics_2017,_"Genetic_effects_on_gene_expression_across_human_tissues"
gptkbp:numberOfTissues over 50 tissue types
gptkbp:producedResource gptkb:GTEx_data_sets
gptkb:GTEx_Portal
gptkbp:size over 900 donors
gptkbp:startYear 2010
gptkbp:type genotyping
whole genome sequencing
RNA sequencing
expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL)
gptkbp:usedFor disease research
understanding gene regulation
studying genetic basis of complex traits
gptkbp:website https://gtexportal.org
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GTEx
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6