A statistical framework for joint eQTL analysis in multiple tissues.

Mapping expression Quantitative Trait Loci (eQTLs) represents a powerful and widely adopted approach to identifying putative regulatory variants and linking them to specific genes. Up to now eQTL studies have been conducted in a relatively narrow range of tissues or cell types. However, understandin...

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Main Authors: Timothée Flutre, Xiaoquan Wen, Jonathan Pritchard, Matthew Stephens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3649995?pdf=render