PEER

Record added by Jurg Ott (the original Rockefeller list)

Description

PEER is a collection of Bayesian approaches to infer hidden determinants and their effects from gene expression profiles using factor analysis methods. It can be used to detect eQTL.

URL

http://www.sanger.ac.uk/resources/software/peer/

Language

C++

Reference

Stegle, Parts, Durbin, Winn (2010), “A Bayesian framework to account for complex non-genetic factors in gene expression levels greatly increases power in eQTL studies”, PLoS Computational Biology, 6:e1000770.