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ArticleNature communications2025

UKB-MDRMF: a multi-disease risk and multimorbidity framework based on UK biobank data.

Yukang Jiang, Bingxin Zhao, Xiaopu Wang, Borui Tang, Huiyang Peng, Zidan Luo, Yue Shen, Zheng Wang, Zhiwen Jiang, Jie Wang and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Explainable Plasma Proteomics-Based Machine Learning for Osteoporosis Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Protein Biomarker Discovery in the UK Biobank.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Yukang Jiang *Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-4676
Bingxin Zhao *Department of Statistics and Data Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0979-7891
Xiaopu Wang *School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, AH, China.
Borui Tang *Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Huiyang PengSchool of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, AH, China.
Zidan LuoSchool of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, AH, China.
Yue ShenDepartment of Electronic Engineering and Information Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, AH, China.
Zheng WangAlibaba Group, Hangzhou, ZJ, China.
Zhiwen JiangDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8841-618X
Jie WangDepartment of Electronic Engineering and Information Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, AH, China.
Jieping YeAlibaba Group, Hangzhou, ZJ, China. yejieping.ye@alibaba-inc.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8662-5818
Xueqin WangSchool of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, AH, China. wangxq20@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-9950
Hongtu ZhuDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. htzhu@email.unc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-2690

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12231017, 72171216, 71921001, 71991474
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid accumulation of biomedical cohort data presents opportunities to explore disease mechanisms, risk factors, and prognostic markers. However, current research often has a narrow focus, limiting the exploration of risk factors and inter-disease correlations. Additionally, fragmented processes and time constraints can hinder comprehensive analysis of the disease landscape. Our work addresses these challenges by integrating multimodal data from the UK Biobank, including basic, lifestyle, measurement, environment, genetic, and imaging data. We propose UKB-MDRMF, a comprehensive framework for predicting and assessing health risks across 1560 diseases. Unlike single disease models, UKB-MDRMF incorporates multimorbidity mechanisms, resulting in superior predictive accuracy, with all disease types showing improved performance in risk assessment. By jointly predicting and assessing multiple diseases, UKB-MDRMF uncovers shared and distinctive connections among risk factors and diseases, offering a broader perspective on health and multimorbidity mechanisms.

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Biological Specimen BanksMultimorbidityCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUK BiobankUnited Kingdom

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