Download details of sGenes (sQTL Genes) for a specified gene or a tissue.

sGenes are genes that have at least one significant sQTL acting upon them. Results may be filtered by tissue.

xQTLdownload_sgene(
  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). Can be null.

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{
sGeneInfo <- xQTLdownload_sgene(tissueSiteDetail="Liver")
sGeneInfo <- xQTLdownload_sgene(tissueSiteDetail="Liver", gene="DDX11" )
# }