A comparison of methods for interpreting random forest models of genetic association in the presence of non-additive interactions

Abstract Background Non-additive interactions among genes are frequently associated with a number of phenotypes, including known complex diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Detecting interactions requires careful selection of analytical methods, and some machine learn...

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Main Authors: Alena Orlenko, Jason H. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BioData Mining
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13040-021-00243-0