2020
Leveraging effect size distributions to improve polygenic risk scores derived from summary statistics of genome-wide association studies
Song S, Jiang W, Hou L, Zhao H. Leveraging effect size distributions to improve polygenic risk scores derived from summary statistics of genome-wide association studies. PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1007565. PMID: 32045423, PMCID: PMC7039528, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect size distributionClass of methodsReal data applicationOnly summary statisticsTheoretical resultsSummary statisticsExtensive simulation resultsLD informationSimulation resultsData applicationsFirst methodImportant problemOptimal propertiesGenetic risk predictionAccurate predictionPrediction accuracyStandard PRSStatisticsPrediction method
2000
Physical model-based non-rigid registration incorporating statistical shape information
Wang Y, Staib L. Physical model-based non-rigid registration incorporating statistical shape information. Medical Image Analysis 2000, 4: 7-20. PMID: 10972317, DOI: 10.1016/s1361-8415(00)00004-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical shape informationStatistical shape modelDeformable elastic solidsComplex anatomical detailsIntensity similarity measureShape modelBayesian formulationBoundary shape informationViscous fluidCorresponding boundary pointsElastic solidsBoundary pointsDense setPhysical modelRobust approachSparse setReal medical imagesNumber of experimentsFirst methodShape informationSimilarity measureSetPhysical propertiesModelSmoothness
1998
Correcting for bias in relative risk estimates due to exposure measurement error: a case study of occupational exposure to antineoplastics in pharmacists.
Spiegelman D, Valanis B. Correcting for bias in relative risk estimates due to exposure measurement error: a case study of occupational exposure to antineoplastics in pharmacists. American Journal Of Public Health 1998, 88: 406-12. PMID: 9518972, PMCID: PMC1508329, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.3.406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasurement error modelInterval estimatesExposure measurement errorMeasurement errorError modelPrevalence ratiosRelative riskLikelihood-based methodsLog relative riskNondifferential measurement errorStatistical methodsRelative risk estimatesOutcomes of interestOccupational exposurePublic health researchHospital pharmacistsLogistic regressionRisk estimatesWeekly numberFirst methodHealth effectsUsual pointHealth researchErrorPharmacists
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