A new method for multiancestry polygenic prediction improves performance across diverse populations
Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) increasingly predict complex traits; however, suboptimal
performance in non-European populations raise concerns about clinical applications and …
performance in non-European populations raise concerns about clinical applications and …
Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic uveal melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JP Pham, L On, L Ardolino, J Hurwitz… - Melanoma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) has historically been associated with short survival and
limited effective treatments. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been trialed in mUM; …
limited effective treatments. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been trialed in mUM; …
Novel methods for multi-ancestry polygenic prediction and their evaluations in 5.1 million individuals of diverse ancestry
Polygenic risk scores are becoming increasingly predictive of complex traits, but their
suboptimal performance in non-European ancestry populations raises questions about their …
suboptimal performance in non-European ancestry populations raises questions about their …
SurvSet: An open-source time-to-event dataset repository
E Drysdale - arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.03094, 2022 - arxiv.org
Time-to-event (T2E) analysis is a branch of statistics that models the duration of time it takes
for an event to occur. Such events can include outcomes like death, unemployment, or …
for an event to occur. Such events can include outcomes like death, unemployment, or …
Causal inference in case of near‐violation of positivity: comparison of methods
M Léger, A Chatton, F Le Borgne… - Biometrical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In causal studies, the near‐violation of the positivity may occur by chance, because of
sample‐to‐sample fluctuation despite the theoretical veracity of the positivity assumption in …
sample‐to‐sample fluctuation despite the theoretical veracity of the positivity assumption in …
[HTML][HTML] Clinical outcomes in patients with COPD hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 versus non-SARS-CoV-2 community-acquired pneumonia
D Sheikh, N Tripathi, TR Chandler, S Furmanek… - Respiratory …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have poor
outcomes in the setting of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and severe acute …
outcomes in the setting of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and severe acute …
Sociosexual Exposure Has Opposing Effects on Male and Female Actuarial Senescence in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster
WG Rostant, JS Mason, N West… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Males and females rarely express the same length of life. Here, we studied how sociosexual
exposure shapes male and female age-specific mortality rates in Drosophila melanogaster …
exposure shapes male and female age-specific mortality rates in Drosophila melanogaster …
Fast and scalable ensemble learning method for versatile polygenic risk prediction
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) enhance population risk stratification and advance
personalized medicine, but existing methods face several limitations, encompassing issues …
personalized medicine, but existing methods face several limitations, encompassing issues …
A comparison of two frameworks for multi-state modelling, applied to outcomes after hospital admissions with COVID-19
We compare two multi-state modelling frameworks that can be used to represent dates of
events following hospital admission for people infected during an epidemic. The methods …
events following hospital admission for people infected during an epidemic. The methods …
Disability progression in multiple sclerosis patients using early first‐line treatments
M Lefort, S Vukusic, R Casey, G Edan… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Therapeutic management of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
(RRMS) has evolved towards early treatment. The objective was to assess the impact of …
(RRMS) has evolved towards early treatment. The objective was to assess the impact of …