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A fast and robust Bayesian nonparametric method for prediction of complex traits using summary statistics
Zhou G, Zhao H. A fast and robust Bayesian nonparametric method for prediction of complex traits using summary statistics. PLOS Genetics 2021, 17: e1009697. PMID: 34310601, PMCID: PMC8341714, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayesian nonparametric methodParameter tuningNonparametric methodsExternal reference panelSummary statisticsComputational resourcesParallel algorithmBlock structureExplicit assumptionsExisting methodsStatisticsSeparate validation dataAccurate risk prediction modelsAssumptionPrediction modelPredictionAlgorithm
2020
Statistical Methods in Genome-Wide Association Studies
Sun N, Zhao H. Statistical Methods in Genome-Wide Association Studies. Annual Review Of Biomedical Data Science 2020, 3: 1-24. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biodatasci-030320-041026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTraits of interestGenetic architectureIdentification of variantsGWAS dataStatistical methodologyStatistical challengesGenetic risk prediction modelsGenetic markersStatistical methodsHuman diseasesPhenotype informationGenetic variantsTraitsGenotype informationScientific goalsRecent progressGenesVariantsTens of thousandsHundreds of thousandsPrediction modelPathwayThousands