Table 3. Comparison of eQTL loci identified in this study with those identified in other studies (HapMap, MRCA and MRCE).
| HapMap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POPULATION | Listed Gene | Overlapping Gene | FDR<0.05 | FDR<0.01 |
| CEU | 660 | 252 | 215 (85.32%) | 175 (69.44%) |
| CHB | 774 | 300 | 251 (83.67%) | 191 (63.67%) |
| GIH | 701 | 258 | 221 (85.66%) | 178 (68.99%) |
| JPT | 796 | 297 | 254 (85.52%) | 196 (65.99%) |
| LWK | 774 | 285 | 246 (86.32%) | 203 (71.23%) |
| MEX | 473 | 159 | 136 (85.53%) | 110 (69.18%) |
| MKK | 950 | 351 | 304 (86.61%) | 222 (63.25%) |
| YRI | 802 | 260 | 230 (88.46%) | 179 (68.85%) |
| MRCA | 7698 | 2100 | 1593 (75.86%) | 1001 (47.67%) |
| MRCE | 8843 | 1662 | 1247 (75.03%) | 785 (47.23%) |
The column of “Listed Gene” is the number of genes reported in the original study. The column of “Overlapped Gene” is the number of overlapping genes between our eQTL study and compared study.