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ArticlePLoS computational biology2025

PoweREST: Statistical power estimation for spatial transcriptomics experiments to detect differentially expressed genes between two conditions.

Lan Shui, Anirban Maitra, Ying Yuan, Ken Lau, Harsimran Kaur, Liang Li, Ziyi Li, Translational and Basic Science Research in Early Lesions Research Consortia

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lan ShuiDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2719-842X
Anirban MaitraDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Ying YuanDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Ken LauEpithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Harsimran KaurEpithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Liang LiDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5453-3839
Ziyi LiDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8359-0533
Translational and Basic Science Research in Early Lesions Research Consortia

Funding

Coordinating and Data Management Center for Translational and Basic Science Research in Early LesionsU24CA274212 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Liang Li, Ying Yuan · 2022 to 2026
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS U24 CA274212
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in spatial transcriptomics (ST) have significantly enhanced biological research in various domains. However, the high cost for current ST data generation techniques restricts the large-scale application of ST. Consequently, maximization of the use of available resources to achieve robust statistical power for ST data is a pressing need. One fundamental question in ST analysis is detection of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) under different conditions using ST data. Such DEG analyses are performed frequently, but their power calculations are rarely discussed in the literature. To address this gap, we developed PoweREST, a power estimation tool designed to support the power calculation for DEG detection with 10X Genomics Visium data. PoweREST enables power estimation both before any ST experiments and after preliminary data are collected, making it suitable for a wide variety of power analyses in ST studies. We also provide a user-friendly, program-free web application that allows users to interactively calculate and visualize study power along with relevant parameters.

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Gene Expression ProfilingSoftwareTranscriptomeAlgorithmsComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticHumans

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PMID40729405
PMCPMC12316394

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