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Brain Whole-genome Landscape

Explore gene-phenotype associations utilizing the most comprehensive UK Biobank brain imaging phenotype data

Study population and data

Population

Brain imaging cohort
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Discovery cohort
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Replication
cohort 1
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Follow-up
cohort 2
(N=0)

WGS data

Test tube with blood sample
DNA sequence visualization
Genotype
Variants
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Genes
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Functional annotation category
CodingProximalRegulatory Five score metrics: GERPGnocchiJARVISSpliceAIREVEL
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2,035 Brain imaging phenotypes

Structural MRI
Anatomical brain structure
Structural MRI
SWI
Venous blood & iron
SWI
Diffusion MRI
White matter tracts
Diffusion MRI
Functional MRI
Neural activity
Functional MRI

Whole-genome sequencing analysis

Variant-level analysis

0 loci discovered,
0 novel
Single variant testing plot
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Gene-based analysis

0 gene-phenotype pairs discovered,
0 novel
Gene-based testing plot
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Pleiotropy pattern

Pleiotropy pattern top row
Pleiotropy pattern bottom row

Clinical application

Heritability drives disase associations

Shared loci and genes with 46 brain disorders

Drug target identification for brain disorders

Mendelian randomization
Imaging
Confounders
SNP
Disorders
GERPML-GPSSafety scale

Biological annotation

MPRA

QTL mapping

Pathway enrichment

Cell type enrichment

For details about the data source and analysis methods used, please refer to the associated publication. If you use any findings from this site, please cite the paper.

Yang L. et al. Mapping the genomic landscape of human brain structure and function.