2011
A LASSO-based approach to analyzing rare variants in genetic association studies
Brennan JS, He Y, Calixte R, Nyirabahizi E, Jiang Y, Zhang H. A LASSO-based approach to analyzing rare variants in genetic association studies. BMC Proceedings 2011, 5: s100. PMID: 22373373, PMCID: PMC3287823, DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s9-s100.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Detecting significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a rheumatoid arthritis study using random forests
Wang M, Chen X, Zhang M, Zhu W, Cho K, Zhang H. Detecting significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a rheumatoid arthritis study using random forests. BMC Proceedings 2009, 3: s69. PMID: 20018063, PMCID: PMC2795970, DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-3-s7-s69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignificant single nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide dataGenetic Analysis Workshop 16 Problem 1 dataGenes/SNPsSNP markersSignificant SNPsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic association studiesWhole genomeChromosome 6Association studiesRheumatoid arthritis statusAntigen geneTraitsSNPsForestHLA-DRAArray experimentsGenomeMarkersHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) genesGenesFurther analysisIndividual markersHigh levels
2006
Detection of Genes for Ordinal Traits in Nuclear Families and a Unified Approach for Association Studies
Zhang H, Wang X, Ye Y. Detection of Genes for Ordinal Traits in Nuclear Families and a Unified Approach for Association Studies. Genetics 2006, 172: 693-699. PMID: 16219774, PMCID: PMC1456175, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.049122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsQuantitative traitsOrdinal traitsTraditional linkage studiesGenomewide association analysisAssociation of genesDetection of genesGametic disequilibriumLoci existAssociation studiesAssociation analysisGenesLinkage disequilibriumTraitsComplex diseasesLinkage studiesGrowth-associated protein 43Protein 43DisequilibriumPolymorphismFamilyMarkersNuclear families
2004
Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data
Feng R, Leckman JF, Zhang H. Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 16739-16744. PMID: 15548606, PMCID: PMC534720, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404623101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage analysisOrdinal traitsTourette Syndrome Association International ConsortiumLinkage analysis methodsQuantitative traitsEvidence of linkageGenome scanLinkage scanHuman diseasesAllele sharingTraitsPedigree dataInheritance patternDichotomous traitsSignificant allele sharingPhenotypeProportional odds logistic modelGENEHUNTERGenesGeneticsMarkersInternational ConsortiumResults of a genomewide linkage scan: Support for chromosomes 9 and 11 loci increasing risk for cigarette smoking
Gelernter J, Liu X, Hesselbrock V, Page GP, Goddard A, Zhang H. Results of a genomewide linkage scan: Support for chromosomes 9 and 11 loci increasing risk for cigarette smoking. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2004, 128B: 94-101. PMID: 15211640, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research