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ArticleNature communications2026

Multi-ancestry gene expression models amplify transcriptome-wide association study discovery and validation.

Xavier Bledsoe, Nathan Watkins, Tavian Bowen-Moore, Marlisa Shaw, Ravi V Shah, Eric R Gamazon

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xavier BledsoeMedical Scientist Training Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6091-9372
Nathan WatkinsChapman University, Orange, CA, USA.
Tavian Bowen-MooreGonzaga University, Spokane, WA, USA.
Marlisa ShawMedical Scientist Training Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-4006-0083
Ravi V ShahVanderbilt Diabetes Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-7156
Eric R GamazonDivision of Genetic Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. eric.gamazon@vumc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4204-8734

Funding

Vanderbilt Diabetes Research CenterP30DK020593 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI ALVIN C POWERS · 2012 to 2026
$29.3M
Gene Expression Regulation in Brains of East Asian, African, and European Descent Explains Schizophrenia GWAS in Diverse Populations.R01MH126459 · NIMH · UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY · PI Chunyu Liu · 2022 to 2026
$3.7M
Haplotype-aware models of gene and isoform expression with application to genetic studies of disease in diverse populationsR01GM140287 · NIGMS · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI GAMAZON, ERIC R, MOHAMMADI, PEJMAN · 2021 to 2024
$2.8M
Functional Genomics: A Phenome-wide SurveyR35HG010718 · NHGRI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI GAMAZON, ERIC R · 2019 to 2023
$2.2M
Advancing Multi-Omics and Electronic Health Records Computational MethodologiesR01HG011138 · NHGRI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI GAMAZON, ERIC R · 2020 to 2024
$1.6M
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) R01HG011138U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) R35HG010718U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases) P30DK020593U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM140287U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01MH126459U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (U.S. National Institute on Aging) AG068026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our understanding of the influence of ancestral background on genetically determined expression remains limited, especially when gene expression models are applied to studies from different or multiple populations. We perform transcriptome-wide association studies of 6 psychiatric conditions, leveraging gene expression models trained in cohorts with different proportions of African, European, and Indigenous American genetic ancestries. For comparison, we repeat each transcriptome-wide association study using a model trained in individuals of predominantly European ancestry. We identify 1416 statistically significant gene-level associations (false discovery rate adjusted p < 0.05) across the 6 diagnoses, of which 62% are uniquely detected by the admixed gene models. Notably, we observe high correlation (

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Genome-Wide Association StudyMental DisordersModels, GeneticTranscriptomeBlack PeopleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIndigenous PeoplesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideWhite People

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PMID42401576
PMCPMC13470059

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