Effectively Identifying eQTLs from Multiple Tissues by Combining Mixed Model and Meta-analytic Approaches
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Effectively Identifying eQTLs from Multiple Tissues by Combining Mixed Model and Meta-analytic Approaches
Gene expression data, in conjunction with information on genetic variants, have enabled studies to identify expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) or polymorphic locations in the genome that are associated with expression levels. Moreover, recent technological developments and cost decreases have further enabled studies to collect expression data in multiple tissues. One advantage of multip...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Genetics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1553-7404
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003491