2025
A benchmarking study of copy number variation inference methods using single-cell RNA-sequencing data
Chen X, Fang L, Chen Z, Chen W, Wu H, Zhu B, Moos M, Farmer A, Zhang X, Xiong W, Gong S, Jones W, Mason C, Wu S, Xiao C, Wang C. A benchmarking study of copy number variation inference methods using single-cell RNA-sequencing data. Precision Clinical Medicine 2025, 8: pbaf011. PMID: 40584741, PMCID: PMC12204187, DOI: 10.1093/pcmedi/pbaf011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScRNA-seq datasetsStudy genetic heterogeneityScRNA-seq dataCopy number variationsSingle-cell RNA sequencingRNA sequencing dataInference methodsRead lengthSequencing depthSingle-cell levelSequencing tissueScRNA-seqTranscriptome dataNumber variationsGenetic heterogeneityRNA sequencingBatch effectsHuman lung adenocarcinoma cell lineLung adenocarcinoma cell linesAdenocarcinoma cell lineCell linesInferCNVCancer researchSCCNVTumor heterogeneity
2024
Modeling intra‐individual inter‐trial EEG response variability in autism
Dong M, Telesca D, Guindani M, Sugar C, Webb S, Jeste S, Dickinson A, Levin A, Shic F, Naples A, Faja S, Dawson G, McPartland J, Şentürk D. Modeling intra‐individual inter‐trial EEG response variability in autism. Statistics In Medicine 2024, 43: 3239-3263. PMID: 38822707, PMCID: PMC12096858, DOI: 10.1002/sim.10131.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Multivariate log‐contrast regression with sub‐compositional predictors: Testing the association between preterm infants' gut microbiome and neurobehavioral outcomes
Liu X, Cong X, Li G, Maas K, Chen K. Multivariate log‐contrast regression with sub‐compositional predictors: Testing the association between preterm infants' gut microbiome and neurobehavioral outcomes. Statistics In Medicine 2021, 41: 580-594. PMID: 34897772, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinear log-contrast modelLog-contrast modelGut microbiomeGut microbiome of preterm infantsHypothesis testing procedureInfant gut microbiomeLinear constraintsCompositional covariatesInference proceduresMultivariate responsePenalization approachSimulation studyGroup structureMicrobiome dataIdentified microbesMicrobiome analysisTaxonomic hierarchyInference methodsPreterm infant studyTest procedureMicrobiomeMicrobesBiological understandingCovariatesFeature matrix
2020
COSIFER: a Python package for the consensus inference of molecular interaction networks
Manica M, Bunne C, Mathis R, Cadow J, Ahsen M, Stolovitzky G, Martínez M. COSIFER: a Python package for the consensus inference of molecular interaction networks. Bioinformatics 2020, 37: 2070-2072. PMID: 33241320, PMCID: PMC8337002, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvent of high-throughput technologiesNetwork inferenceMolecular interaction networksHigh-throughput dataHigh-throughput technologiesState-of-the-artSupplementary dataExpression dataInteraction networkPython source codeInference servicesState-of-the-art methodologiesWeb servicesSource codeMolecular networksWeb-based platformRegulatory apparatusBioinformaticsPython packageConsensus strategyNetworkRobust networkInference methodsInferenceIndividual methods
2019
Bayesian Shrinkage Estimation of High Dimensional Causal Mediation Effects in Omics Studies
Song Y, Zhou X, Zhang M, Zhao W, Liu Y, Kardia S, Roux A, Needham B, Smith J, Mukherjee B. Bayesian Shrinkage Estimation of High Dimensional Causal Mediation Effects in Omics Studies. Biometrics 2019, 76: 700-710. PMID: 31733066, PMCID: PMC7228845, DOI: 10.1111/biom.13189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediation analysisEffect of socioeconomic statusPotential mediatorsMulti-Ethnic StudyCausal mediation analysisCardiometabolic outcomesDNA methylation regionsSocioeconomic statusHigh-throughput technologiesMediation effectGenomic dataEpidemiological dataMethylation regionsHigh-dimensional mediatorsBayesian inference methodsContinuous shrinkage priorsHigh-dimensional settingsBayesian shrinkage estimatorsJoint analysisOutcomesShrinkage priorsPathwayNull caseInference methodsBiomedical studies
2015
Utility of characters evolving at diverse rates of evolution to resolve quartet trees with unequal branch lengths: analytical predictions of long-branch effects
Su Z, Townsend JP. Utility of characters evolving at diverse rates of evolution to resolve quartet trees with unequal branch lengths: analytical predictions of long-branch effects. BMC Ecology And Evolution 2015, 15: 86. PMID: 25968460, PMCID: PMC4429678, DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0364-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized signalCorrect treeAnalytical predictionsNoise analysisDifferent inference methodsBayesian approachLength spaceInference methodsQuartet treesMaximum likelihoodSimulation studyBranch lengthsInferenceModel treePhylogenetic inferenceUtility of charactersAsymmetrical topologyLong-branch effectsConvergenceTopologyPredictionSpaceSignalsEvolutionFast and powerful heritability inference for family-based neuroimaging studies
Ganjgahi H, Winkler AM, Glahn DC, Blangero J, Kochunov P, Nichols TE. Fast and powerful heritability inference for family-based neuroimaging studies. NeuroImage 2015, 115: 256-268. PMID: 25812717, PMCID: PMC4463976, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuxiliary linear modelSemi-parametric inferenceInference methodsP-value computationParametric inference methodsNovel inference methodSum of squaresMultiple testing problemLikelihood computationInference proceduresFast estimationStandard resultsComputational intensityData settingTesting problemLinear modelPermutation schemeMethodological resultsAnisotropy measuresSignificance testsComputationInferenceWald testFalse positive riskHeritability estimation
2014
On the distribution of interspecies correlation for Markov models of character evolution on Yule trees
Mulder WH, Crawford FW. On the distribution of interspecies correlation for Markov models of character evolution on Yule trees. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2014, 364: 275-283. PMID: 25240905, PMCID: PMC4256168, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic treeYule treeProbability distributionPhylogenetic information contentContinuous-time modelPhylogenetic inference methodsOrnstein-Uhlenbeck modelCharacter evolutionPhylogenetic studiesNumber of mutationsTrait patternsRelated organismsStochastic modelNew speciesSimple continuous-time modelBrownian motionYule processEvolutionary processesPhenotypic changesMutation modelInference methodsSite patternsOptimal designSpeciationMutations
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