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SDPRX: A statistical method for cross-population prediction of complex traits
Zhou G, Chen T, Zhao H. SDPRX: A statistical method for cross-population prediction of complex traits. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2022, 110: 13-22. PMID: 36460009, PMCID: PMC9892700, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical methodsJoint distributionWide association study (GWAS) summary statisticsNon-European populationsReal traitsSummary statisticsCross-population predictionPrediction accuracyGenome-wide association study summary statisticsLinkage disequilibrium differencesPrediction performancePolygenic risk scoresComplex traitsStatisticsSimulationsApplicationsTraits
2019
Prediction Analysis for Microbiome Sequencing Data
Wang T, Yang C, Zhao H. Prediction Analysis for Microbiome Sequencing Data. Biometrics 2019, 75: 875-884. PMID: 30994187, DOI: 10.1111/biom.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonte Carlo expectation-maximization algorithmInverse regression modelReal data exampleTypes of covariatesNew statistical frameworkMaximum likelihood estimationExpectation-maximization algorithmDimension reduction structureInverse regressionStatistical frameworkData examplesStatistical challengesLikelihood estimationMicrobiome sequencing dataHuman microbiome studiesHuman microbiome compositionDifferent library sizesZerosPredictive analysisModelEstimationAlgorithmSimulationsRegression modelsFramework