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Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data
There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that patterns of gene expression vary within and between human populations. However, the impact of this variation in human diseases has been poorly explored, in part owing to the lack of a standardized protocol to estimate biogeographical ancestry from...
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6573782/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31010885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.070052.118 |
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author | Barral-Arca, Ruth Pardo-Seco, Jacobo Bello, Xabi Martinón-Torres, Federico Salas, Antonio |
author_facet | Barral-Arca, Ruth Pardo-Seco, Jacobo Bello, Xabi Martinón-Torres, Federico Salas, Antonio |
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description | There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that patterns of gene expression vary within and between human populations. However, the impact of this variation in human diseases has been poorly explored, in part owing to the lack of a standardized protocol to estimate biogeographical ancestry from gene expression studies. Here we examine several studies that provide new solid evidence indicating that the ancestral background of individuals impacts gene expression patterns. Next, we test a procedure to infer genetic ancestry from RNA-seq data in 25 data sets where information on ethnicity was reported. Genome data of reference continental populations retrieved from The 1000 Genomes Project were used for comparisons. Remarkably, only eight out of 25 data sets passed FastQC default filters. We demonstrate that, for these eight population sets, the ancestral background of donors could be inferred very efficiently, even in data sets including samples with complex patterns of admixture (e.g., American-admixed populations). For most of the gene expression data sets of suboptimal quality, ancestral inference yielded odd patterns. The present study thus brings a cautionary note for gene expression studies highlighting the importance to control for the potential confounding effect of ancestral genetic background. |
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spelling | pubmed-65737822020-07-01 Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data Barral-Arca, Ruth Pardo-Seco, Jacobo Bello, Xabi Martinón-Torres, Federico Salas, Antonio RNA Article There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that patterns of gene expression vary within and between human populations. However, the impact of this variation in human diseases has been poorly explored, in part owing to the lack of a standardized protocol to estimate biogeographical ancestry from gene expression studies. Here we examine several studies that provide new solid evidence indicating that the ancestral background of individuals impacts gene expression patterns. Next, we test a procedure to infer genetic ancestry from RNA-seq data in 25 data sets where information on ethnicity was reported. Genome data of reference continental populations retrieved from The 1000 Genomes Project were used for comparisons. Remarkably, only eight out of 25 data sets passed FastQC default filters. We demonstrate that, for these eight population sets, the ancestral background of donors could be inferred very efficiently, even in data sets including samples with complex patterns of admixture (e.g., American-admixed populations). For most of the gene expression data sets of suboptimal quality, ancestral inference yielded odd patterns. The present study thus brings a cautionary note for gene expression studies highlighting the importance to control for the potential confounding effect of ancestral genetic background. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2019-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6573782/ /pubmed/31010885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.070052.118 Text en © 2019 Barral-Arca et al.; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press for the RNA Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed exclusively by the RNA Society for the first 12 months after the full-issue publication date (see http://rnajournal.cshlp.org/site/misc/terms.xhtml). After 12 months, it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International), as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Barral-Arca, Ruth Pardo-Seco, Jacobo Bello, Xabi Martinón-Torres, Federico Salas, Antonio Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data |
title | Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data |
title_full | Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data |
title_fullStr | Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data |
title_full_unstemmed | Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data |
title_short | Ancestry patterns inferred from massive RNA-seq data |
title_sort | ancestry patterns inferred from massive rna-seq data |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6573782/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31010885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.070052.118 |
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