A similarity-based approach to leverage multi-cohort medical data on the diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease
Author(s) -
Hongjiu Zhang,
Fan Zhu,
Hiroko H. Dodge,
Gerald A. Higgins,
Gilbert S. Omenn,
Yuanfang Guan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
gigascience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.947
H-Index - 54
ISSN - 2047-217X
DOI - 10.1093/gigascience/giy085
Subject(s) - disease , similarity (geometry) , cohort , medicine , leverage (statistics) , correlation , receiver operating characteristic , alzheimer's disease , semantic similarity , computer science , artificial intelligence , machine learning , pathology , mathematics , geometry , image (mathematics)
Heterogeneous diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) manifest a variety of phenotypes among populations. Early diagnosis and effective treatment offer cost benefits. Many studies on biochemical and imaging markers have shown potential promise in improving diagnosis, yet establishing quantitative diagnostic criteria for ancillary tests remains challenging.
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