The Trait page, part 2

Further down the Trait page you can see the Associations table, which summarises all the associations mapped to this trait in the GWAS Catalog. Click on the studies tab to view the studies table which lists all the studies mapped to this trait, together with their sample details (Figure 14).

Figure 14 This is an interactive subset of GWAS Catalog page to explore the trait.

This is where the interactive features of the tables can be useful. In the frame above (Figure 14), have a go at using the sort function in the p-value column of the Associations table to find the most significant association with hypertension. Then, in the Studies table, try typing “African” and press enter in the search box of the the Discovery sample column to find any studies that include subjects of African ancestry in the Discovery stage.

Click on the LocusZoom tab to find a LocusZoom plot of all the associations mapped to this trait in the GWAS Catalog. Hover over a spot to find the details of that particular association.