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SUBMITTER: Wang L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5576763 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS computational biology 20170818 8
Mapping gene expression as a quantitative trait using whole genome-sequencing and transcriptome analysis allows to discover the functional consequences of genetic variation. We developed a novel method and ultra-fast software Findr for higly accurate causal inference between gene expression traits using cis-regulatory DNA variations as causal anchors, which improves current methods by taking into consideration hidden confounders and weak regulations. Findr outperformed existing methods on the DR ...[more]