Note: genomic coordinates are based on GRCh38

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About Open Targets Genetics

Open Targets Genetics is a comprehensive tool highlighting variant-centric statistical evidence to allow both prioritisation of candidate causal variants at trait-associated loci and identification of potential drug targets.

It aggregates and integrates genetic associations curated from both literature and newly-derived loci from UK Biobank and FinnGen and also contains functional genomics data (e.g. chromatin conformation, chromatin interactions) and quantitative trait loci (eQTLs and pQTLs). Large-scale pipelines apply statistical fine-mapping across thousands of trait-associated loci to resolve association signals and link each variant to its proximal and distal target gene(s) using a Locus2Gene assessment. Integrated cross-trait colocalisation analyses and linking to detailed pharmaceutical compounds extend the capacity of Open Targets Genetics to explore drug repositioning opportunities and shared genetic architecture.