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ArticlePloS one2014

Towards the disease biomarker in an individual patient using statistical health monitoring.

Jasper Engel, Lionel Blanchet, Udo F H Engelke, Ron A Wevers, Lutgarde M C Buydens

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jasper EngelRadboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Genetic Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Lionel BlanchetRadboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Biochemistry, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Udo F H EngelkeLaboratory of Genetic Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Ron A WeversLaboratory of Genetic Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Lutgarde M C BuydensRadboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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Abstract

In metabolomics, identification of complex diseases is often based on application of (multivariate) statistical techniques to the data. Commonly, each disease requires its own specific diagnostic model, separating healthy and diseased individuals, which is not very practical in a diagnostic setting. Additionally, for orphan diseases such models cannot be constructed due to a lack of available data. An alternative approach adapted from industrial process control is proposed in this study: statistical health monitoring (SHM). In SHM the metabolic profile of an individual is compared to that of healthy people in a multivariate manner. Abnormal metabolite concentrations, or abnormal patterns of concentrations, are indicated by the method. Subsequently, this biomarker can be used for diagnosis. A tremendous advantage here is that only data of healthy people is required to construct the model. The method is applicable in current-population based -clinical practice as well as in personalized health applications. In this study, SHM was successfully applied for diagnosis of several orphan diseases as well as detection of metabotypic abnormalities related to diet and drug intake.

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DiseaseMonitoring, PhysiologicStatistics as TopicBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHealthHumansMaleMetabolomePractice Patterns, Physicians'Principal Component AnalysisProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyUrineBiomarkers

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