Trans-eQTL mapping prioritises USP18 as a negative regulator of interferon response at a lupus risk locus
Krista Freimann, Anneke Brümmer, Robert Warmerdam, Tarran S. Rupall, Ana Laura Hernández-Ledesma, Joshua Chiou, Emily Rose Holzinger, Joseph Maranville, Nikolina Nakić, Halit Ongen, Luca Stefanucci, Michael C. Turchin, eQTLGen, Habibul Ahsan, Philip Awadalla, , Suvi Rovio
The paper identifies USP18 as a negative regulator of interferon response at a lupus risk locus through trans-eQTL analysis in lymphoblastoid cell lines.
Nature Communications · Oct 2, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine