title: Functional genomics bridges the gap between quantitative genetics and molecular biology.
abstract: Deep characterization of molecular function of genetic variants in the human genome is becoming increasingly important for understanding genetic associations to disease and for learning to read the regulatory code of the genome. In this paper, I discuss how recent advances in both quantitative genetics and molecular biology have contributed to understanding functional effects of genetic variants, lessons learned from eQTL studies, and future challenges in this field.
authors.affiliation: New York Genome Center, New York, New York 10013, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Tuuli
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authors.lastname: Lappalainen
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D036281:Genetic Research; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015894:Genome, Human; D023281:Genomics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000639:trends; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid