SLIDE 26 CHARGE WG on RNA expression differences with Age
(by array) study design, number of samples
Discovery meta-analysis: 7,257 whole blood samples (6 cohorts) Differential Expression with Age (LM):
*adjusted for: sex, smoking, fasting status, blood cell counts, RNA quality (RIN), batch effects, family structure,
- ther technical covariates
EGCUT, FHS-2st gen, InChianti, KORA, RS and SHIP Replication: 8,009 whole blood samples (7 cohorts) Differential Expression with Age (LM):
*adjusted for: sex, smoking, fasting status, blood cell counts, RNA quality (RIN), batch effects, family structure,
- ther technical covariates
BSGS, DILGOM, Fehrmann, FHS-3rd gen, GTP, HVH, and NIDDK/Pima Generalization: 4,644 samples (9 other tissues/cell types) Differential Expression with Age (LM) using different tissues:
Brain (cerebellum + frontal cortex) (n=394), CD4+ cells (n=515), CD8+ cells (n=299) CD14+ cells (n=213), LCLs (n=869), Lymphocytes (n=1,244), Monocytes (n=354) and PBMCs (n=362)
EGCUT, IMMVAR, GARP, GENOA, MESA, NABEC-UKBEC and SAFHS, In total, 19,910 samples analyzed