{
  "id": 3532055,
  "title": "Cell-type-specific eQTLs underlie the genetic architecture of complex traits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cell-type-specific-eqtls-underlie-the-genetic-architecture-of-complex",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature",
    "slug": "nature",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10577-6"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10577-6 Single-cell RNA-sequencing shows that cell-type-specific expression quantitative trait loci drive much of complex trait heritability, highlighting cell-type-specific gene regulation as key to linking genetic variants with traits.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}