Download eGenes (eQTL Genes) for a specified gene or a tissue

eGenes are genes that have at least one significant cis-eQTL acting upon them. Results can be filtered by tissue.

xQTLdownload_egene(
  tissueSiteDetail = "",
  gene = "",
  geneType = "auto",
  recordPerChunk = 2000
)

Arguments

tissueSiteDetail: (character) details of tissues in GTEx can be listed using tissueSiteDetailGTExv8 or tissueSiteDetailGTExv7
gene: (character) gene symbol or gencode id (versioned or unversioned are both supported).
geneType: (character) options: "auto","geneSymbol" or "gencodeId". Default: "auto".
recordPerChunk: (integer) number of records fetched per request (default: 2000).

Value

A data.table object.

Examples

# \donttest{
eGeneInfo <- xQTLdownload_egene(tissueSiteDetail="Prostate", gene="CICP3")
eGeneInfo <- xQTLdownload_egene(tissueSiteDetail="Prostate")
# }