Featured Publications
Set-Based Tests for the Gene–Environment Interaction in Longitudinal Studies
He Z, Zhang M, Lee S, Smith J, Kardia S, Roux V, Mukherjee B. Set-Based Tests for the Gene–Environment Interaction in Longitudinal Studies. Journal Of The American Statistical Association 2017, 112: 966-978. PMID: 29780190, PMCID: PMC5954413, DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2016.1252266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene-environment interactionsMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisSet-based testMeasures of neighborhood environmentMarginal genetic associationsEnvironmental exposuresMulti-Ethnic StudyStudy of AtherosclerosisNeighborhood environmentMeasurement of blood pressureGene-environmentMain-effects modelScore type testsMethod of sievesLongitudinal measures of blood pressureRobust to misspecificationGenetic associationGenetic variantsLongitudinal studyMain effectStudy periodEffects modelContinuous environmental exposurePotential biasIndependent conditions
2018
Distributed Lag Interaction Models with Two Pollutants
Chen Y, Mukherjee B, Berrocal V. Distributed Lag Interaction Models with Two Pollutants. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) 2018, 68: 79-97. PMID: 30636815, PMCID: PMC6328049, DOI: 10.1111/rssc.12297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean square errorEffects of air pollutionDistributed lag modelsAir pollution studiesHealth outcomesNational MorbidityBias-variance tradeoffEnvironmental epidemiologyAir pollutionPollution studiesPollutionLag effectMortality countsMain effectTensor productShrinkage methodShrinkage versionAverage performanceNatural waySimulation studyJoint effectsInteraction structureMortalityNMMAPSMorbidity
2016
Classification and Clustering Methods for Multiple Environmental Factors in Gene–Environment Interaction
Ko Y, Mukherjee B, Smith J, Kardia S, Allison M, Roux A. Classification and Clustering Methods for Multiple Environmental Factors in Gene–Environment Interaction. Epidemiology 2016, 27: 870-878. PMID: 27479650, PMCID: PMC5039086, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAtherosclerosisBayes TheoremCluster AnalysisData Interpretation, StatisticalEnvironmental ExposureEpidemiologic Research DesignFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsConceptsMultiple environmental exposuresGene-environment interactionsG x EEnvironmental exposuresMultiethnic Study of AtherosclerosisStudy of AtherosclerosisGene-environmentEffect modificationMultiethnic StudyEnvironmental factorsExposure subgroupsEnvironmental exposure profilesMain effectExposure profilesE studyEfficient analysis strategyE analysisMultiple environmental factorsSubgroupsAnalysis strategyFactorsExposureProduct terms
2013
Novel Likelihood Ratio Tests for Screening Gene‐Gene and Gene‐Environment Interactions With Unbalanced Repeated‐Measures Data
Ko Y, Saha‐Chaudhuri P, Park S, Vokonas P, Mukherjee B. Novel Likelihood Ratio Tests for Screening Gene‐Gene and Gene‐Environment Interactions With Unbalanced Repeated‐Measures Data. Genetic Epidemiology 2013, 37: 581-591. PMID: 23798480, PMCID: PMC4009698, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.21744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene-environment interactionsGene-gene interactionsTesting gene-gene interactionsModel gene-gene interactionsRepeated-measures studyLongitudinal cohort studyNormative Aging StudyCumulative lead exposureCase-control studyGene-environmentGene-geneType I error rateCohort studyScreening toolAging StudyLikelihood ratio testMain effectEpistasis patternsRatio testLead exposureHemochromatosis genePower propertiesPulse pressureRegression-based approachRestrictive assumptions
2012
Principal interactions analysis for repeated measures data: application to gene–gene and gene–environment interactions
Mukherjee B, Ko Y, VanderWeele T, Roy A, Park S, Chen J. Principal interactions analysis for repeated measures data: application to gene–gene and gene–environment interactions. Statistics In Medicine 2012, 31: 2531-2551. PMID: 22415818, PMCID: PMC4046647, DOI: 10.1002/sim.5315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene-environment interactionsGene-geneLongitudinal cohort studyNormative Aging StudyHealth outcomesMain effect termsMeasured outcomesAging StudyOccupational historyEpistasis modelsEnvironmental exposuresMain effectLongitudinal natureLongitudinal dataResampling-based methodsCell meansClassification arrayQuantitative traitsInteraction analysisRobust classLeading eigenvaluesSimulation studyTime-varying effectsSubject-specificOutcomes