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Table 2 Heritability estimates of gene expression levels

From: Familial resemblances in human whole blood transcriptome

Type of heritability estimates (% ± SD)

All probes (n = 18,160)

Significant probes (n = 1211)

FDR-corrected significant probes (n = 12)

Maximal heritability

20.62 ± 27.09

78.13 ± 20.70

94.63 ± 9.66

Genetic heritability

15.60 ± 26.49

60.11 ± 37.90

50.87 ± 23.77

Common env. effect

5.02 ± 10.07

18.01 ± 19.59

43.75 ± 14.50

  1. Abbreviation: env environmental, SD Standard deviation