Bayesian methods for genetic association analysis with heterogeneous subgroups: From meta-analyses to gene-environment interactions

Annals of Applied Statistics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 176-203

  Wen, Xiaoquan ^a,b   Stephens, Matthew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; Bayesian hypothesis testing; Gene environment interaction; Heterogeneity; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898024088     PISSN: 19326157     EISSN: 19417330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/13-AOAS695     Document Type: Article

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