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+#' This function performs a gene-level test based on combined effect sizes.

+#' 

+#' @param obj Object of class \code{rqt}

+#' @param ... Additional parameters to pass to the function

+#' @return Updated rqt object with result slot

+#' @docType methods

+#' @rdname rqt-geneTest

+setGeneric("geneTest", function(obj, ...) standardGeneric("geneTest"))

+

+#' This function performs a gene-level meta-analysis based on 

+#' combined effect sizes.

+#' 

+#' @param objects List of objects of class rqt

+#' @param ... Additional parameters to pass to the function

+#' @return A list of two: (i) final.pvalue - 

+#' a final p-value across all studies; 

+#' (ii) pvalueList - p-values for each study; 

+#' @docType methods

+#' @rdname rqt-geneTestMeta

+setGeneric("geneTestMeta", function(objects, ...) standardGeneric("geneTestMeta"))

+

+#' This function performs an access to phenotype

+#' 

+#' @rdname rqt-phenotype

+setGeneric("phenotype", function(obj) standardGeneric("phenotype"))

+

+#' This function performs an access to genotype.

+#' 

+#' @rdname rqt-genotype

+setGeneric("genotype", function(obj) standardGeneric("genotype"))

+

+#' This function performs an access to covariates

+#' 

+#' @rdname rqt-covariates

+setGeneric("covariates", function(obj) standardGeneric("covariates"))

+

+#' This function performs an access to covariates

+#' 

+#' @rdname rqt-results

+setGeneric("results", function(obj) standardGeneric("results"))

+setGeneric("results<-", function(obj, value) standardGeneric("results<-"))

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