Featured Publications
A meta-inference framework to integrate multiple external models into a current study.
Gu T, Taylor J, Mukherjee B. A meta-inference framework to integrate multiple external models into a current study. Biostatistics 2021, 24: 406-424. PMID: 34269371, PMCID: PMC10102901, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxab017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccuracy of statistical inferenceEmpirical Bayes estimatorsSummary-level informationBias-variance trade-offRelevant external informationBayes estimatorsStatistical inferenceExternal informationExternal estimatesNaive analysisNaive combinationInternational dataWeight estimationExternal modelMeta-analysis frameworkIndividual-level dataEfficiency gainsEstimationInfluence of informationTrade-offsInformationFramework
2022
Meta-analysis of nationwide SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rates in India
Zimmermann L, Mukherjee B. Meta-analysis of nationwide SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rates in India. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000897. PMID: 36962545, PMCID: PMC10021252, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality dataExcess deathsTotal deathUnderreporting of deathsMeta-analysisGlobal Index MedicusSARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rateFatality rateInfection fatality rateUnderserved populationsSearch of databases PubMedMeta-analysis frameworkAscertainment rateSystematic reviewPooled estimatesDatabases PubMedPRISMA guidelinesConfidence intervalsAt-riskMeta-analyzedIndex MedicusDeath studiesCOVID mortalityUnderreportingDemographic groups
2017
Meta‐analysis of gene‐environment interaction exploiting gene‐environment independence across multiple case‐control studies
Estes J, Rice J, Li S, Stringham H, Boehnke M, Mukherjee B. Meta‐analysis of gene‐environment interaction exploiting gene‐environment independence across multiple case‐control studies. Statistics In Medicine 2017, 36: 3895-3909. PMID: 28744888, PMCID: PMC5624850, DOI: 10.1002/sim.7398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOBayes TheoremBiasBiometryBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesComputer SimulationDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gene-Environment InteractionHumansLogistic ModelsMeta-Analysis as TopicModels, GeneticModels, StatisticalPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRetrospective StudiesConceptsGene-environment independenceGene-environmentEmpirical Bayes estimatorsGene-environment interactionsCase-control studyMeta-analysis settingBayes estimatorsRetrospective likelihood frameworkShrinkage estimatorsMeta-analysisTesting gene-environment interactionsCombination of estimatesFactors body mass indexSimulation studyBody mass indexUnconstrained modelLikelihood frameworkInverse varianceMeta-analysis frameworkFTO geneMass indexGenetic markersEstimationStandard alternativeChatterjee