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Exploiting Gene-Environment Independence for Analysis of Case–Control Studies: An Empirical Bayes-Type Shrinkage Estimator to Trade-Off Between Bias and Efficiency
Mukherjee B, Chatterjee N. Exploiting Gene-Environment Independence for Analysis of Case–Control Studies: An Empirical Bayes-Type Shrinkage Estimator to Trade-Off Between Bias and Efficiency. Biometrics 2007, 64: 685-694. PMID: 18162111, DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2007.00953.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene-environment independenceShrinkage estimatorsLog odds ratio parametersCase-control dataGene-environment independence assumptionOdds ratio parametersCase-control estimatorsData-adaptive fashionData exampleProspective logistic regression analysisBinary exposureGene-environment associationsIndependence assumptionLogistic regression analysisCase-onlyMaximum likelihood frameworkEstimationSample sizeBinary genesRegression analysisChatterjeeExamplesWeighted averageAssumptions
2019
Expression of socially sensitive genes: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Brown K, Diez-Roux A, Smith J, Needham B, Mukherjee B, Ware E, Liu Y, Cole S, Seeman T, Kardia S. Expression of socially sensitive genes: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0214061. PMID: 30973896, PMCID: PMC6459532, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionSocial factorsAdult socioeconomic statusPopulation-based cohortMulti-Ethnic StudyMarginal significant associationPercentage of genesInfluence gene expressionLinear regressionExpression of genesLifetime discriminationSocioeconomic statusChronic burdenOverall healthInvestigate associationsGene approachGene setsLinear regression analysisSignificant associationGenesExpression patternsMultiple testingSensitive to social factorsCell typesRegression analysis
2012
Likelihood‐based methods for regression analysis with binary exposure status assessed by pooling
Lyles R, Tang L, Lin J, Zhang Z, Mukherjee B. Likelihood‐based methods for regression analysis with binary exposure status assessed by pooling. Statistics In Medicine 2012, 31: 2485-2497. PMID: 22415630, PMCID: PMC3528351, DOI: 10.1002/sim.4426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control study of colorectal cancerCase-control study of colorectal cancerPopulation-based case-control studyStudy of colorectal cancerExposure statusBinary outcomesRegression modelsCase-control sampleLogistic regression modelsGene-disease associationsObserved binary outcomeStudy designEpidemiological studiesColorectal cancerAssess exposureMaximum likelihood analysisRegression analysisLikelihood-based methodsExposure assessmentMaximum likelihood approachLikelihood approachCross-sectionSimulation studyOutcomesLikelihood analysis
2011
Logistic regression analysis of biomarker data subject to pooling and dichotomization
Zhang Z, Liu A, Lyles R, Mukherjee B. Logistic regression analysis of biomarker data subject to pooling and dichotomization. Statistics In Medicine 2011, 31: 2473-2484. PMID: 21953741, DOI: 10.1002/sim.4367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control study of colorectal cancerCase-control study of colorectal cancerProspective logistic regression modelPopulation-based case-control studyStudy of colorectal cancerEpidemiological studiesLogistic regression modelsAnalysis of epidemiological dataLogistic regression analysisBinary exposurePooled measureColorectal cancerRegression modelsEpidemiological dataRegression analysisAnalysis of biomarker dataDisease statusExposed subjectsBiomarker dataChoice of designSubjectsEstimated parametersStatusRecommendations
2007
Semiparametric Bayesian Analysis of Case–Control Data under Conditional Gene-Environment Independence
Mukherjee B, Zhang L, Ghosh M, Sinha S. Semiparametric Bayesian Analysis of Case–Control Data under Conditional Gene-Environment Independence. Biometrics 2007, 63: 834-844. PMID: 17489972, DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2007.00750.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene-environment independenceSemiparametric Bayesian approachTraditional logistic regression analysisParametric model assumptionsSemiparametric Bayesian modelCase-control studyPopulation-based case-control studySimulation studyBayesian approachRobust alternativeLogistic regression analysisUnderlying populationEfficient estimation techniqueBayesian modelEnvironmental exposuresModel assumptionsScientific evidenceRegression analysisAssociated with diseaseEstimation techniquesOvarian cancerControl populationPopulationIndependenceCovariates