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

In dingruofan/xQTLbiolinks: An R Package for Integrative Analysis of Quantitative Trait Locus Data of 'xQTL'

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

Description

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

Usage

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

eGeneInfo <- xQTLdownload_egene(tissueSiteDetail="Prostate", gene="CICP3")
eGeneInfo <- xQTLdownload_egene(tissueSiteDetail="Prostate")

dingruofan/xQTLbiolinks documentation built on Feb. 12, 2025, 4:57 a.m.