Zoltán Kutalik
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
- Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Gene expression and cancer classification
- Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Congenital heart defects research
- Hepatitis C virus research
University of Lausanne
2016-2025
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
2016-2025
University Hospital of Lausanne
2013-2024
University of Cambridge
2016-2024
Population Health Research Institute
2024
McMaster University
2024
Centro Universitário Filadélfia
2023
Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne
2019-2023
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
2013-2021
University of Exeter
2019-2021
Summary While many disease-associated variants have been identified through genome-wide association studies, their downstream molecular consequences remain unclear. To identify these effects, we performed cis- and trans-expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis in blood from 31,684 individuals the eQTLGen Consortium. We observed that cis -eQTLs can be detected for 88% of studied genes, but they a different genetic architecture compared to variants, limiting our ability use pinpoint...