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Full-Text Articles in Medical Genetics
Detecting Overlapping Gene Regions Using The U-Net Attention Mechanism, Samuel Lemma
Detecting Overlapping Gene Regions Using The U-Net Attention Mechanism, Samuel Lemma
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The current issue of locating, diagnosing, and treating cancer and other diseases linked to specific target genes necessitates the creation of a reliable system for precisely identifying target genes that are initially extracted from a human chromosome. Current methodologies often suffer from overlapping gene regions in the target gene that occurs during the analysis process, which can have a substantial impact on the accuracy of the results. Our recommended approach, which was the appropriate model to apply for this particular problem, is set to enhance the analytical process by utilizing neural networks' U-Net with an attention mechanism. We were able …
Penalized Mixed-Effects Ordinal Response Models For High-Dimensional Genomic Data In Twins And Families, Amanda E. Gentry
Penalized Mixed-Effects Ordinal Response Models For High-Dimensional Genomic Data In Twins And Families, Amanda E. Gentry
Theses and Dissertations
The Brisbane Longitudinal Twin Study (BLTS) was being conducted in Australia and was funded by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Adolescent twins were sampled as a part of this study and surveyed about their substance use as part of the Pathways to Cannabis Use, Abuse and Dependence project. The methods developed in this dissertation were designed for the purpose of analyzing a subset of the Pathways data that includes demographics, cannabis use metrics, personality measures, and imputed genotypes (SNPs) for 493 complete twin pairs (986 subjects.) The primary goal was to determine what combination of SNPs and …
Genetics Of Obesity In Starr County, Texas Mexican Americans, Heather M. Highland
Genetics Of Obesity In Starr County, Texas Mexican Americans, Heather M. Highland
Dissertations & Theses (Open Access)
Currently, over two-thirds of Americans are classified as over-weight or obese. Obesity increases risk for many other diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer, making obesity the largest public health problem in America and most other Westernized nations. Hispanics have a higher rate of both obesity and type 2 diabetes, making them a particularly interesting population in which to study obesity. For the last 33 years, the Starr County Health Studies has collected an array of phenotypes and biological samples from residents of Starr County, along Texas-Mexico border. This study includes 825 subjects who were not known …
Gene By Bmi Interactions Influencing C-Reactive Protein Levels In European-Americans, Sarah Tudor
Gene By Bmi Interactions Influencing C-Reactive Protein Levels In European-Americans, Sarah Tudor
Dissertations & Theses (Open Access)
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is a biomarker indicating tissue damage, inflammation, and infection. High-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) is an emerging biomarker often used to estimate an individual’s risk for future coronary heart disease (CHD). hsCRP levels falling below 1.00 mg/l indicate a low risk for developing CHD, levels ranging between 1.00 mg/l and 3.00 mg/l indicate an elevated risk, and levels exceeding 3.00 mg/l indicate high risk. Multiple Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have identified a number of genetic polymorphisms which influence CRP levels. SNPs implicated in such studies have been found in or near genes of interest including: CRP, APOE, APOC, IL-6, …