BMI |
Body Mass Index |
BMI = kg/m2 where kg is a person's weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in meters squared |
eQTL |
Expressed quantitative loci |
Genomic loci (with DNA sequence/nucleotide variants) that explain variation in expression levels of mRNAs |
GEO |
Gene Expression Omnibus |
International public repository that archives and freely distributes high-throughput gene expression and other functional genomics data sets |
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Genome |
All genetic information of an organism |
GWAS |
Genome-wide association studies |
Observational studies of a genome-wide set of genetic variants (normally SNPs) in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait |
GTEx portal |
Genotype-Tissue Expression portal |
A public database of identified genetic variants (eQTL) that influence how genes are turned on and off in human tissues and organs |
IPA |
Ingenuity Pathway Analysis |
Commercial web-based software application for pathway analysis using a manually curated knowledge base |
PCA |
principal component analysis |
A statistical procedure that allows you to summarize the information content in large data tables by means of a smaller set of “summary indices” that can be more easily visualized and analyzed |
RM |
Repetition Maximum |
The most weight that can be lifted for a defined number of exercise movements |
RET |
Resistance-Exercise Training |
Exercise that causes the muscles to contract against an external resistance with the expectation of increases in strength, power, hypertrophy, and/or endurance |
RT-PCR |
Reverse transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
Laboratory technique combining reverse transcription of RNA into complementary DNA (cDNA) and amplification of specific DNA targets using PCR. Primarily used to measure amounts of specific RNAs |
SNPs |
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms |
Single nucleotide variants at specific positions in the genome |
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Transcriptome |
The set of all RNA transcripts, including coding and non-coding, in an individual or a population of cells |