diff --git a/R/misc.R b/R/misc.R
index 05d3632e..62f58878 100644
--- a/R/misc.R
+++ b/R/misc.R
@@ -597,3 +597,82 @@ z_to_beta_se <- function(z, maf, n) {
   se <- 1 / denominator
   return(data.frame(beta = beta, se = se, maf = p))
 }
+
+#' Filter events based on provided context name pattern
+#'       
+#' @param events A character vector of event names 
+#' @param filters A data frame with character column of type_pattern, valid_pattern, and exclude_pattern. 
+#' @param condition Optional label context name 
+#' @param remove_all_group Logical if \code{TRUE}, removes all events from the same group and character-defined context.
+filter_molecular_events <- function(events, filters, condition = NULL, remove_all_group = FALSE) {
+  # filters is a list of filter specifications
+  # Each filter spec must have:
+  #   type_pattern: pattern to identify event type
+  #   And at least ONE of:
+  #   valid_pattern: pattern that must exist in group
+  #   exclude_pattern: pattern to exclude
+
+  filtered_events <- events
+  for (filter in filters) {
+    if (is.null(filter$type_pattern) ||
+      (is.null(filter$valid_pattern) && is.null(filter$exclude_pattern))) {
+      stop("Each filter must specify type_pattern and at least one of valid_pattern or exclude_pattern")
+    }
+    # Get events of this type
+    type_events <- filtered_events[grepl(filter$type_pattern, filtered_events)]
+    type_events_all <- type_events
+    if (length(type_events) == 0) next
+    # Apply valid pattern if specified
+    if (!is.null(filter$valid_pattern)) {
+      filter$valid_pattern <- strsplit(filter$valid_pattern, ",")[[1]]
+      valid_groups <- unique(gsub(
+        filter$type_pattern, "\\1",
+        type_events[grepl(paste(filter$valid_pattern, collapse = "|"), type_events)]
+      ))
+      if (length(valid_groups) > 0) {
+        type_events <- type_events[grepl(paste(filter$valid_pattern, collapse = "|"), type_events)] # filter for valid pattern in type events
+      } else {
+        type_events <- character(0)
+      }
+    }
+    # Apply exclusions if specified
+    if (!is.null(filter$exclude_pattern)) {
+      filter$exclude_pattern <- strsplit(filter$exclude_pattern, ",")[[1]]
+      type_events <- type_events[!grepl(paste(filter$exclude_pattern, collapse = "|"), type_events)]
+    }
+    if (is.null(condition)) condition <- events
+    if (length(type_events) == length(events)) {
+      message(paste("All events matching", filter$type_pattern, "in", condition, "included in following analysis."))
+    } else if (length(type_events) == 0) {
+      message(paste("No events matching", filter$type_pattern, "in", condition, "pass the filtering."))
+      return(NULL)
+    } else {
+      exclude_events <- paste0(setdiff(type_events_all, type_events), collapse = ";")
+      message(paste("Some events,", exclude_events, "in", condition, "are removed. \n"))
+      if (remove_all_group) {
+        exclude_events <- setdiff(type_events_all, type_events)
+        exclude_groups <- gsub(filter$type_pattern, "\\1", 
+                               exclude_events[grepl(paste(filter$exclude_pattern, collapse = "|"), exclude_events)]
+        )
+        for (i in seq_along(exclude_events)) {
+            #if (!any(grepl(exclude_groups[i], type_events))) next  # skip the event if the corresponding group is all removed
+            for (x in filter$exclude_pattern) exclude_events[i] <- gsub(x, ".*", exclude_events[i]) # remove exclude pattern from the context
+            context_key <- gsub("\\b\\d+\\b", "", exclude_events[i]) # remove stand alone numbers (strings such as "lf2" or "chr8" will be kept)
+            # General pattern to match all events of same group ID and similar character structure
+            pattern_to_remove <- paste0(".*", exclude_groups[i], ".*")
+            # Identify all events that match both the context structure and group ID
+            same_group_events <- type_events[grepl(pattern_to_remove, type_events) & grepl(gsub("\\d+", "", context_key), gsub("\\d+", "", type_events))]
+            type_events <- setdiff(type_events, same_group_events)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    # Update events list
+    filtered_events <- unique(c(
+      filtered_events[!grepl(filter$type_pattern, filtered_events)],
+      type_events
+    ))
+  }
+
+  return(filtered_events)
+}
+
diff --git a/R/twas.R b/R/twas.R
index 9cb219b0..72e61360 100644
--- a/R/twas.R
+++ b/R/twas.R
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ twas_pipeline <- function(twas_weights_data,
                           mr_pval_cutoff = 0.05,
                           mr_coverage_column = "cs_coverage_0.95",
                           quantile_twas = FALSE,
-                          output_twas_data = FALSE) {
+                          output_twas_data = FALSE,
+                          event_filters=NULL) {
   # internal function to format TWAS output
   format_twas_data <- function(post_qc_twas_data, twas_table) {
     weights_list <- do.call(c, lapply(names(post_qc_twas_data), function(molecular_id) {
@@ -403,6 +404,17 @@ twas_pipeline <- function(twas_weights_data,
 
   # Step 1: TWAS and MR analysis for all methods for imputable gene
   rsq_option <- match.arg(rsq_option)
+  # filter events 
+  if (!is.null(event_filters)){
+    for (weight_db in names(twas_weights_data)){
+      contexts <- names(twas_weights_data[[weight_db]]$weights)
+      filtered_events <- filter_molecular_events(contexts, event_filters, remove_all_group=TRUE)
+      for (db in names(twas_weights_data[[weight_db]])){
+         twas_weights_data[[weight_db]][[db]] <- twas_weights_data[[weight_db]][[db]][filtered_events]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   # harmonize twas weights and gwas sumstats against LD
   twas_data_qced_result <- harmonize_twas(twas_weights_data, ld_meta_file_path, gwas_meta_file)
   twas_results_db <- lapply(names(twas_weights_data), function(weight_db) {
diff --git a/man/filter_molecular_events.Rd b/man/filter_molecular_events.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..675009a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/filter_molecular_events.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/misc.R
+\name{filter_molecular_events}
+\alias{filter_molecular_events}
+\title{Filter events based on provided context name pattern}
+\usage{
+filter_molecular_events(
+  events,
+  filters,
+  condition = NULL,
+  remove_all_group = FALSE
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{events}{A character vector of event names}
+
+\item{filters}{A data frame with character column of type_pattern, valid_pattern, and exclude_pattern.}
+
+\item{condition}{Optional label context name}
+
+\item{remove_all_group}{Logical if \code{TRUE}, removes all events from the same group and character-defined context.}
+}
+\description{
+Filter events based on provided context name pattern
+}
diff --git a/man/twas_pipeline.Rd b/man/twas_pipeline.Rd
index e30164f9..986bdf24 100644
--- a/man/twas_pipeline.Rd
+++ b/man/twas_pipeline.Rd
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ twas_pipeline(
   mr_pval_cutoff = 0.05,
   mr_coverage_column = "cs_coverage_0.95",
   quantile_twas = FALSE,
-  output_twas_data = FALSE
+  output_twas_data = FALSE,
+  event_filters = NULL
 )
 }
 \arguments{