Severity-stratified, longitudinal cis-eQTL mapping enables high-sensitivity detection of candidate causal genes for critical COVID-19
Ernie Chen, Gisela Gabernet, David Brian Corry, Farrah Kheradmand, Lindsey Robert Baden, Rafick‐Pierre Sékaly, Grace A. McComsey, Elias K. Haddad, Charles B. Cairns, Nadine Rouphael, Ana Fernández-Sesma, Viviana R. Simon, Jordan Patrick Metcalf, Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita, Catherine Lee Hough, , Dylan Duchen
This paper identifies 23 candidate causal genes for critical COVID-19 by integrating severity-stratified, longitudinal cis-eQTL mapping with GWAS signals from 1,031 patients.
medRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine