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. 2007 Oct 26;81(6):1278–1283. doi: 10.1086/522374

Table 2. .

The Most-Significant Gene Sets and Pathways Identified by a Preranked Module of the GSEA Algorithm for Two GWA Studies of PD and One GWA Study of AMD

Rank of Most Significant
Study and Gene Set or Pathways Set Size SNP Gene Nominal P FDR FWER P
Fung et al.12 stage 1 association study of PD:
 Glutamate receptor activity 39 109 77 <.0001 .003 .003
 O-glycan biosynthesis 23 155 114 <.0001 .002 .003
 Ligand-gated ion channel activity 97 207 153 <.0001 .001 .004
 Transmembrane receptor protein phosphatase activity 20 147 106 <.0001 .004 .015
 GABA receptor activity 23 109 77 <.0001 .010 .048
Maraganore et al.13 tier 1 association study of PD:
 Axon guidance 56 44 31 <.0001 .005 .006
 CNS development 130 118 86 <.0001 .034 .068
 Glutamate receptor activity 35 34 23 .0007 .069 .189
Klein et al.25 association study of AMD:
 CFH-related pathway 4 1 1 <.0001 .004 .004
 ABC transporters 42 157 111 <.0001 .046 .088
 Skeletal muscle fiber development 25 75 51 <.0001 .065 .181