2009
Machine learning in genome‐wide association studies
Szymczak S, Biernacka JM, Cordell HJ, González‐Recio O, König IR, Zhang H, Sun YV. Machine learning in genome‐wide association studies. Genetic Epidemiology 2009, 33: s51-s57. PMID: 19924717, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.20473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide SNP dataSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSNP dataAssociation studiesGenome-wide association studiesOverall genetic architectureMachine learning approachesGenetic Analysis Workshop 16Wide association studyComplex human diseasesMain genetic effectsGenetic architectureLearning approachGenetic risk variantsEnsemble methodHuman diseasesGenetic effectsRisk variantsGenetic variantsComplex diseasesMachineNew variable selection procedureNetwork analysisVariable selection procedureDifferent approaches
2007
A genomic imprinting test for ordinal traits in pedigree data
Feng R, Zhang H. A genomic imprinting test for ordinal traits in pedigree data. Genetic Epidemiology 2007, 32: 132-142. PMID: 17922481, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.20270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex genetic basisOrdinal traitsIdentical nucleotide sequencesGenomic imprintingNumerous common diseasesNovel lociNucleotide sequenceComplex inheritanceGenetic basisChromosome 3Non-genetic covariatesHuman disordersLinkage analysisHuman diseasesGenetics of AlcoholismChromosome 18Continuous traitsTraitsPedigree dataBinary traitsOrigin effectsImprinting testLociStrong signalImprinting
2004
Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data
Feng R, Leckman JF, Zhang H. Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 16739-16744. PMID: 15548606, PMCID: PMC534720, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404623101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage analysisOrdinal traitsTourette Syndrome Association International ConsortiumLinkage analysis methodsQuantitative traitsEvidence of linkageGenome scanLinkage scanHuman diseasesAllele sharingTraitsPedigree dataInheritance patternDichotomous traitsSignificant allele sharingPhenotypeProportional odds logistic modelGENEHUNTERGenesGeneticsMarkersInternational Consortium
1997
Strategies to Identify Genes for Complex Diseases
Zhang H, Zhao H, Merikangas K. Strategies to Identify Genes for Complex Diseases. Annals Of Medicine 1997, 29: 493-498. PMID: 9562515, DOI: 10.3109/07853899709007473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex diseasesNumerous human diseasesDisease-susceptible genesComplex human disordersHuman genomeGenetic basisHuman disordersHuman diseasesMolecular biologyGenesGenetic epidemiological studiesGenetic factorsComplex patternsDisease pathophysiologyGenomeBiologyTraitsInheritanceMultiple sclerosisBreast cancerEpidemiological studies