FORGEdb: a tool for identifying candidate functional variants and uncovering target genes and mechanisms for complex diseases.

Genome biology
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Abstract

The majority of disease-associated variants identified through genome-wide association studies are located outside of protein-coding regions. Prioritizing candidate regulatory variants and gene targets to identify potential biological mechanisms for further functional experiments can be challenging. To address this challenge, we developed FORGEdb ( ; ; and ), a standalone and web-based tool that integrates multiple datasets, delivering information on associated regulatory elements, transcription factor binding sites, and target genes for over 37 million variants. FORGEdb scores provide researchers with a quantitative assessment of the relative importance of each variant for targeted functional experiments.

Year of Publication
2024
Journal
Genome biology
Volume
25
Issue
1
Pages
3
Date Published
01/2024
ISSN
1474-760X
DOI
10.1186/s13059-023-03126-1
PubMed ID
38167104
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