Practical issues in building risk-predicting models for complex diseases

J Biopharm Stat. 2010 Mar;20(2):415-40. doi: 10.1080/10543400903572829.

Abstract

Recent genome-wide association studies have identified many genetic variants affecting complex human diseases. It is of great interest to build disease risk prediction models based on these data. In this article, we first discuss statistical challenges in using genome-wide association data for risk predictions, and then review the findings from the literature on this topic. We also demonstrate the performance of different methods through both simulation studies and application to real-world data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Computer Simulation
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Empirical Research
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Genome-Wide Association Study / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Models, Statistical*
  • Mutation
  • Odds Ratio
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors