Computational frameworks integrating deep learning and statistical models in mining multimodal omics data.

Journal: Journal of biomedical informatics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: In health research, multimodal omics data analysis is widely used to address important clinical and biological questions. Traditional statistical methods rely on the strong assumptions of distribution. Statistical methods such as testing and differential expression are commonly used in omics analysis. Deep learning, on the other hand, is an advanced computer science technique that is powerful in mining high-dimensional omics data for prediction tasks. Recently, integrative frameworks or methods have been developed for omics studies that combine statistical models and deep learning algorithms.

Authors

  • Leann Lac
    Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Carson K Leung
    Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Pingzhao Hu
    c Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , MB , Canada.