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The estimation of such models with limited sample sizes can pose substantial challenges and lead to highly variable estimates, unstable predictions, and low power. In such instances, it is natural to borrow information from additional datasets with similar, although not necessarily identical, covariate\u2013outcome relations to improve inference in the target population. We develop a novel Bayesian transfer learning model for longitudinal data (BTLL). BTLL leverages mixture models for the discrepancies between the pivotal parameters of the outcome models of the target and source studies to enhance estimation accuracy and enable data-adaptive information borrowing. BTLL aims to minimize the negative transfer of information from source studies that would otherwise introduce large bias into inference in the target population. 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