Background:
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been used to explore the
connections between genotypes and phenotypes by comparing the genotype frequencies of genetic
changes in individuals with similar origins but distinct traits.
Objectives:
The aim is to employ the GWAS catalog to identify and investigate the various correlations
between genotypes and phenotypes of the REST gene.
Methods:
In this study, we utilized a large dataset of GWAS comprising 62,218,976 individuals in
112 studies and 122 associations with 122 traits (
ebi.ac.uk) from European,
Asian, Hispanic, African ancestry up to 28 February 2023. Protein-association network evaluation
and gene ontology enrichment study was utilized to evaluate the biological function of the
discovered gene modules.
Results:
We identified several associations for both neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative
disorders linked to REST, as well as its mapped gene modules and their functional relationship
networks.
Conclusion:
This work offers fresh insights into identifying risk loci of neurological disorders
caused by REST.