Gene-Environment Interaction in the Era of Precision Medicine.

Li, Jingjing; Li, Xiao; Zhang, Sai; Snyder, Michael · Cell · 2019

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Abstract

Innovative analytical frameworks are required to capture the complex gene-environment interactions. We investigate the insufficiency of commonly used models for disease genome analysis and suggest considering genetic interactions in complex diseases. For non-genetic factors, we study the emerging wearable technologies that have enabled quantification of physiological and environmental factors at an unprecedented breadth and depth. We propose a Bayesian framework to hierarchically model personalized gene-environmental interaction to enable precision health and medicine.

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