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ArticleNature communications2019

An additive Gaussian process regression model for interpretable non-parametric analysis of longitudinal data.

Lu Cheng, Siddharth Ramchandran, Tommi Vatanen, Niina Lietzén, Riitta Lahesmaa, Aki Vehtari, Harri Lähdesmäki

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Lu ChengDepartment of Computer Science, Aalto University School of Science, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland. lu.cheng.ac@gmail.com.
Siddharth RamchandranDepartment of Computer Science, Aalto University School of Science, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland.
Tommi VatanenBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0949-1291
Niina LietzénTurku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, FI-20520, Turku, Finland.
Riitta LahesmaaTurku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, FI-20520, Turku, Finland.
Aki VehtariDepartment of Computer Science, Aalto University School of Science, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland.
Harri LähdesmäkiDepartment of Computer Science, Aalto University School of Science, FI-00076, Aalto, Finland. harri.lahdesmaki@aalto.fi.
Aalto University · FIÅbo Akademi University · FIBroad Institute · USCardiff University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomedical research typically involves longitudinal study designs where samples from individuals are measured repeatedly over time and the goal is to identify risk factors (covariates) that are associated with an outcome value. General linear mixed effect models are the standard workhorse for statistical analysis of longitudinal data. However, analysis of longitudinal data can be complicated for reasons such as difficulties in modelling correlated outcome values, functional (time-varying) covariates, nonlinear and non-stationary effects, and model inference. We present LonGP, an additive Gaussian process regression model that is specifically designed for statistical analysis of longitudinal data, which solves these commonly faced challenges. LonGP can model time-varying random effects and non-stationary signals, incorporate multiple kernel learning, and provide interpretable results for the effects of individual covariates and their interactions. We demonstrate LonGP's performance and accuracy by analysing various simulated and real longitudinal -omics datasets.

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Data Interpretation, StatisticalLongitudinal StudiesResearch DesignAlgorithmsBiomedical ResearchCase-Control StudiesDatasets as TopicFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMetagenomicsNormal DistributionProteomicsSoftware

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PMID30996266
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