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Bayesian eQTL Analysis — Bayesian Expression Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis

Bayesian eQTL analysis identifies genetic variants (eQTLs) that regulate gene expression by combining genotype and RNA-seq data within a probabilistic framework. Unlike frequentist approaches that rely on p-value thresholds, the Bayesian formulation produces posterior probabilities of association, enabling principled fine-mapping of causal variants and coherent uncertainty quantification across thousands of gene-SNP pairs simultaneously.

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  1. Stephens, M., & Balding, D. J. (2009). Bayesian statistical methods for genetic association studies. Nature Reviews Genetics, 10(10), 681–690. DOI: 10.1038/nrg2615
  2. Guan, Y., & Stephens, M. (2011). Bayesian variable selection regression for genome-wide association studies and other large-scale problems. Annals of Applied Statistics, 5(3), 1780–1815. DOI: 10.1214/11-AOAS455

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ScholarGateBayesian eQTL analysis (Bayesian Expression Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/bioinformatics/bayesian-eqtl-analysis