eQTL mapping
Gosik K, Kong L, Chinchilli VM, Wu R. iFORM/eQTL: an ultrahigh-dimensional platform for inferring the global genetic architecture of gene transcripts. Briefings in Bioinformatics R format click here
Family-based GWAS
Li et al. Developed a new model for detecting imprinting effects on GWAS. A model for family-based case-control studies of genetic imprinting and epistasis. Briefings in Bioinformatics (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23887693)
Functional mapping of pharmacodynamics
Wang et al. Implemented functional mapping to study the genetic control of asthma intervention. Pharmacodynamic genome-wide association study identifies new responsive loci for glucocorticoid intervention in asthma. The Pharmacogenomics Journal (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25601762).
Feb 2016: “RVTESTS: An Efficient and Comprehensive Tool for Rare Variant Association Analysis Using Sequence Data” accepted for publication in Bioinformatics. Dr. Dajiang Liu is a corresponding author. This is in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University and A9.com.
Jan 2016: Paper “Rare Variant in Scavenger Receptor BI Raises HDL Cholesterol and Increases Risk of Coronary Heart Disease” accepted for publication in Science. Dr. Dajiang Liu is a co-author. This is a collaboration with the Global Lipids Genetics Consortium and the Rader Lab in UPenn.