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Table 1 The numbers of discoveries and the corresponding percentages of total cis pairs for different eQTL detection problems

From: HT-eQTL: integrative expression quantitative trait loci analysis in a large number of human tissues

eQTL Configuration

Number (× 1E6)

Percentage (%)

eQTL in Any Tissue

4.088

5.78

eQTL in All Tissues

0.708

1.00

Tissue-Specific eQTL

0.239

0.34

Adipose Subcutaneous

3.640

5.15

Adipose Visceral Omentum

3.536

5.00

Adrenal Gland

3.302

4.67

Artery Tibial

3.671

5.19

Brain Cerebellum

3.329

4.71

Brain Cortex

3.120

4.41

Breast Mammary Tissue

3.507

4.96

Colon Transverse

3.515

4.97

Esophagus Mucosa

3.716

5.25

Heart Left Ventricle

3.433

4.85

Liver

1.727

2.44

Lung

3.576

5.06

Muscle Skeletal

3.581

5.06

Nerve Tibial

3.712

5.25

Ovary

2.999

4.24

Pancreas

3.479

4.92

Prostate

3.021

4.27

Skin Sun Exposed Lower Leg

3.717

5.26

Thyroid

3.758

5.31

Whole Blood

3.147

4.45

  1. The FDR level is fixed at 5% for all testing problems