The functional false discovery rate with applications to genomics

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The false discovery rate (FDR) measures the proportion of false discoveries among a set of hypothesis tests called significant. This quantity is typically estimated based on p-values or test statistics. In some scenarios, there is additional information available that may be used to more accurately estimate the FDR. We develop a new framework for formulating and estimating FDRs and q-values when an additional piece of information, which we call an "informative variable", is available. For a given test, the informative variable provides information about the prior probability a null hypothesis is true or the power of that particular test. The FDR is then treated as a function of this informative variable. We consider two applications in genomics. Our first application is a genetics of gene expression (eQTL) experiment in yeast where every genetic marker and gene expression trait pair are tested for associations. The informative variable in this case is the distance between each genetic marker and gene. Our second application is to detect differentially expressed genes in an RNA-seq study carried out in mice. The informative variable in this study is the per-gene read depth. The framework we develop is quite general, and it should be useful in a broad range of scientific applications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Biostatistics (Oxford, England) - 22(2021), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 68-81

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Xiongzhi [VerfasserIn]
Robinson, David G [VerfasserIn]
Storey, John D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EQTL
FDR
Functional data analysis
Genetic Markers
Genetics of gene expression
Journal Article
Kernel density estimation
Local false discovery rate
Multiple hypothesis testing
Q-value
RNA-seq
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Sequencing depth

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Date Completed 14.10.2021

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/biostatistics/kxz010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29753890X