An unbiased kinship estimation method for genetic data analysis
Jiang W, Zhang X, Li S, Song S, Zhao H. An unbiased kinship estimation method for genetic data analysis. BMC Bioinformatics 2022, 23: 525. PMID: 36474154, PMCID: PMC9727941, DOI: 10.1186/s12859-022-05082-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRigorous mathematical proofGenetic data analysisReal data analysisUnbiased estimation methodEstimation methodIndividual-level genotype dataSample correlation coefficientMathematical proofMathematical derivationMean square errorCoefficient estimationMatrix methodEstimation accuracyEstimation biasHeritability estimationRoot mean square errorData analysisSquare errorAccurate estimatesEstimationUKINVariances of genotypesSpurious associationsKinship coefficientsEstimatesphyloMDA: an R package for phylogeny-aware microbiome data analysis
Liu T, Zhou C, Wang H, Zhao H, Wang T. phyloMDA: an R package for phylogeny-aware microbiome data analysis. BMC Bioinformatics 2022, 23: 213. PMID: 35668363, PMCID: PMC9169257, DOI: 10.1186/s12859-022-04744-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-associated microbial communitiesShared evolutionary historyMicrobiome data analysisEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic informationPhylogenetic treeMicrobial communitiesR packageSequencing technologiesAbundance dataMicrobial compositionRelative abundanceMicrobiome dataSample sitesUser-friendly toolMultivariate abundance dataAbundanceUnique opportunityUnprecedented scaleDifferent patternsTrees