diff --git a/splicekit/__init__.py b/splicekit/__init__.py
index 7d33adf..293357f 100644
--- a/splicekit/__init__.py
+++ b/splicekit/__init__.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def edgeR(run=None):
         if splicekit.config.platform=="SLURM":
             os.system('jobs=( $(ls jobs/edgeR/junctions/*.job) ); g=10; for((i=0; i < ${#jobs[@]}; i+=g)); do part=( "${jobs[@]:i:g}" ); job_ids=(); for job_fname in "${part[@]}"; do echo "[edgeR.junctions] submitted $job_fname"; job_id=$(sbatch --mem=' + config.edgeR_memory + ' --parsable ${job_fname}); job_ids+=($job_id); done; for job_id in "${job_ids[@]}"; do scontrol show job $job_id | grep -q "JobState=COMPLETED" || scontrol wait job $job_id; done; echo "[edgeR.junctions] processing next 10"; done; echo "[edgeR.junctions] processing complete"')
         splicekit.core.report.edgeR_feature('junctions')
-        splicekit.core.patterns.process() # adds donor patterns
+        splicekit.core.patterns.process() # adds patterns
 
     if run=="exons" or run==None:
         os.system(f"rm -f results/edgeR/exons/*.tab.gz > /dev/null 2>&1")
diff --git a/splicekit/core/annotation.py b/splicekit/core/annotation.py
index 7d4aea8..336ec96 100644
--- a/splicekit/core/annotation.py
+++ b/splicekit/core/annotation.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ def write_comparisons():
         comps_table.write("\t".join(row) + "\n") 
     comps_table.close()
     write_edgeR_jobs()
+    write_mds_job()
 
 def write_edgeR_jobs():
     if config.platform == 'SLURM':
@@ -330,6 +331,65 @@ def write_edgeR_jobs():
     fsh_donor_anchors.close()
     fsh_acceptor_anchors.close()
 
+def write_mds_job():
+    if config.platform == 'SLURM':
+            job_mds="""
+#!/bin/bash
+#SBATCH --job-name=edgeR_mds                                      # Job name
+#SBATCH --ntasks=1                                                # Number of tasks
+#SBATCH --nodes=1                                                 # All tasks on one node
+#SBATCH --mem=8G                                                  # Allocate memory
+#SBATCH --partition=short                                         # Select queue
+#SBATCH --output=logs/edgeR/mds/mds.out         # Output file
+#SBATCH --error=logs/edgeR/mds/mds.err          # Error file
+
+module load R
+{container} R --no-save --args {input_folder} {sample_membership} {filter_low} < {core_path}/comps_edgeR_mds.R
+    """
+        
+    else:
+
+        job_mds="""
+#!/bin/bash
+#BSUB -J mds                    # job name
+#BSUB -n 1                      # number of tasks
+#BSUB -R "span[hosts=1]"        # allocate hosts
+#BSUB -M {memory}               # allocate memory
+#BSUB -q {queue}                # select queue
+#BSUB -o logs/edgeR/mds/mds.out # output file
+#BSUB -e logs/edgeR/mds/mds.err # error file
+
+ml R
+{container} R --no-save --args {input_folder} {sample_membership} {filter_low} < {core_path}/comps_edgeR_mds.R
+    """
+
+    job_sh_mds="""{container} R --no-save --args {input_folder} {sample_membership} {filter_low} < {core_path}/comps_edgeR_mds.R"""
+    fsh_mds = open(f"jobs/edgeR/mds/process.sh", "wt")
+    fout_mds = open(f"jobs/edgeR/mds/mds.job", "wt")
+    sample_membership = {}
+    for (comparison_name, control_set, test_set, control_group_id, test_group_id) in annotation.comparisons:
+        for (sample_id, _, _, _) in control_set:
+            # in some rare cases, the same sample can be part of diverse control groups
+            #assert(sample_membership.get(sample_id, None) in [None, control_group_id])
+            sample_membership[sample_id] = control_group_id
+        for (sample_id, _, _, _) in test_set:
+            # in some rare cases, the same sample can be part of diverse test groups
+            #assert(sample_membership.get(sample_id, None) in [None, test_group_id])
+            sample_membership[sample_id] = test_group_id
+    sample_membership = [sample_membership[sample_id] for sample_id in annotation.samples]
+    try:
+        filter_low = splicekit.config.filter_low
+    except:
+        filter_low = "filter_low"
+
+    # mds
+    job = job_mds.format(queue=config.cluster_queue, memory=config.edgeR_memory, filter_low=filter_low, container=splicekit.config.container, core_path=os.path.dirname(core.__file__), input_folder=os.getcwd(), sample_membership=",".join(str(el) for el in sample_membership))
+    fout_mds.write(job)
+    fout_mds.close()        
+    job = job_sh_mds.format(filter_low=filter_low, container=splicekit.config.container, input_folder=os.getcwd(), sample_membership=",".join(str(el) for el in sample_membership))
+    fsh_mds.write(job+"\n")
+    fsh_mds.close()
+
 def make_design_contrast():
     # write design matrix
     f = open("annotation/design.tab", "wt")
diff --git a/splicekit/folders.setup b/splicekit/folders.setup
index 972b027..f6953eb 100644
--- a/splicekit/folders.setup
+++ b/splicekit/folders.setup
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ logs/edgeR/exons
 logs/edgeR/genes
 logs/edgeR/donor_anchors
 logs/edgeR/acceptor_anchors
+logs/edgeR/mds
 jobs/edgeR/junctions
 jobs/edgeR/exons
 jobs/edgeR/donor_anchors
 jobs/edgeR/acceptor_anchors
 jobs/edgeR/genes
+jobs/edgeR/mds
 jobs
 jobs/count_donor_anchors
 jobs/count_acceptor_anchors
@@ -58,5 +60,6 @@ results/edgeR/genes
 results/edgeR/donor_anchors
 results/edgeR/acceptor_anchors
 results/edgeR/dispersion
+results/edgeR/mds
 results/clusterlogfc
 report
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/splicekit/splicekit b/splicekit/splicekit
index 60f4bab..3a8ba85 100755
--- a/splicekit/splicekit
+++ b/splicekit/splicekit
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ elif args.command[0]=="edgeR":
         sys.exit(0)
     if len(args.command)>1 and args.command[1] in ["junctions", "exons", "anchors", "genes"]:
         splicekit.core.features.load_genes()
-        splicekit.edgeR(run=args.command[1], args=args)
+        splicekit.edgeR(run=args.command[1])
     elif len(args.command)==1:
         splicekit.edgeR()
     else:
@@ -163,4 +163,4 @@ elif args.command[0] in ["jbrowse2", "jbrowse"]:
 elif args.command[0]=="report":
     splicekit.report.process()
 else:
-    print(help_0)
+    print(help_0)
\ No newline at end of file