2017
A Weighted SNP Correlation Network Method for Estimating Polygenic Risk Scores
Levine ME, Langfelder P, Horvath S. A Weighted SNP Correlation Network Method for Estimating Polygenic Risk Scores. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1613: 277-290. PMID: 28849564, PMCID: PMC5998804, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7027-8_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex traitsHuman heightCorrelation network analysisPolygenic score methodsPolygenic scoresSNP networkGWAS dataHub genesBiological insightsGenetic markersAllele countsGenetic pleiotropyTraitsGene scoreBiologyNetwork analysisPolygenic risk scoresNetwork-based methodPleiotropyGenesEnvironmental effectsSNPsPathwayLarge proportionDeeper understanding
2015
A Genetic Network Associated With Stress Resistance, Longevity, and Cancer in Humans
Levine ME, Crimmins EM. A Genetic Network Associated With Stress Resistance, Longevity, and Cancer in Humans. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2015, 71: 703-712. PMID: 26355015, PMCID: PMC4888382, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional interaction networkSingle nucleotide polymorphismsStress resistanceNucleotide polymorphismsInteraction networksGenome-wide association studiesPathway analysisAssociation studiesPolygenic risk scoresNetworks AssociatedBiological networksHuman longevityUnique phenotypeHuman agingGenesPolymorphismLongevityPhenotypeInnate resilienceRisk scoreAge 52Threefold increasePathwayWeighted polygenic risk scoreResistance