2020
Super‐variants identification for brain connectivity
Li T, Hu J, Wang S, Zhang H. Super‐variants identification for brain connectivity. Human Brain Mapping 2020, 42: 1304-1312. PMID: 33236465, PMCID: PMC7927294, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination of allelesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsNovel lociBrain connectivityUK Biobank databaseChromosome 1Multiple lociGenetic effectsGenetic variantsNucleotide polymorphismsAssociation detectionLociGenetic associationGenesNeurodegenerative disordersBiobank databaseBrain issuesGenetic biomarkersBrain functionBrain structuresGenomeRSPO2Discovery phaseAssociationTMEM74Supervariants identification for breast cancer
Hu J, Li T, Wang S, Zhang H. Supervariants identification for breast cancer. Genetic Epidemiology 2020, 44: 934-947. PMID: 32808324, PMCID: PMC7924970, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.22350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesCombination of allelesRare variantsNovel lociChromosome 2UK Biobank databaseChromosome 1Multiple lociAssociation studiesLociComplex diseasesGenesBiobank databaseAssociation methodGenomeVariantsTens of thousandsAllelesPolymorphismNovel resultsSignalsClassic conceptIdentification
2012
The screening and ranking algorithm to detect DNA copy number variations
Niu Y, Zhang H. The screening and ranking algorithm to detect DNA copy number variations. The Annals Of Applied Statistics 2012, 6: 1306-1326. DOI: 10.1214/12-aoas539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA copy number variationsSource of genetic variationGenome analysis platformHigh-throughput dataCopy number variationsRanking algorithmGenetic variationNumber variationsPhenotypic differencesTheoretical propertiesThroughput dataAnalysis platformAlgorithmCharacterization algorithmGenomeComputational methods
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
2008
Modelling gene regulation networks via multivariate adaptive splines.
Chen X, Zhang H. Modelling gene regulation networks via multivariate adaptive splines. Cancer Genomics & Proteomics 2008, 5: 55-62. PMID: 18359980, PMCID: PMC3159687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory networksRegulation networkMultivariate adaptive splinesTranscriptional regulation networkTranscriptional regulatory networksGene regulation networksDozens of genomesTranscriptome reprogrammingGene expression time series dataRegulatory motifsHuman genomeTranscription factorsPutative motifsRegulatory functionsRegulatory roleEukaryotesMotifGenomePhysiological conditionsReprogrammingYeastAdaptive splinesIdentification
2005
Linkage analysis and association analysis in the presence of linkage using age at onset of COGA alcoholism data
Zhong X, Zhang H. Linkage analysis and association analysis in the presence of linkage using age at onset of COGA alcoholism data. BMC Genomic Data 2005, 6: s31. PMID: 16451641, PMCID: PMC1866754, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-s1-s31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage analysisAssociation analysisSusceptibility genesGenetic Analysis Workshop 14Alcoholism dataCombination of linkageComplex disease mappingDisease susceptibility genesEntire genomeMean identityLinkage disequilibriumTransmission/disequilibrium testAssociation TestGenesPresence of linkageDisequilibrium testGenomeChromosomesGeneticsLinkageDisequilibriumAssociation strategyGreater numberRegion
1997
Strategies to Identify Genes for Complex Diseases
Zhang H, Zhao H, Merikangas K. Strategies to Identify Genes for Complex Diseases. Annals Of Medicine 1997, 29: 493-498. PMID: 9562515, DOI: 10.3109/07853899709007473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex diseasesNumerous human diseasesDisease-susceptible genesComplex human disordersHuman genomeGenetic basisHuman disordersHuman diseasesMolecular biologyGenesGenetic epidemiological studiesGenetic factorsComplex patternsDisease pathophysiologyGenomeBiologyTraitsInheritanceMultiple sclerosisBreast cancerEpidemiological studies