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Marc-André LegaultMcGill University Verified email at mcgill.ca Cited by 277 |
Diet networks: thin parameters for fat genomics
Learning tasks such as those involving genomic data often poses a serious challenge: the
number of input features can be orders of magnitude larger than the number of training …
number of input features can be orders of magnitude larger than the number of training …
[HTML][HTML] Paternal Age Explains a Major Portion of De Novo Germline Mutation Rate Variability in Healthy Individuals
…, CV Bourassa, LP Lemieux Perreault, MA Legault… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
De novo mutations (DNM) are an important source of rare variants and are increasingly being
linked to the development of many diseases. Recently, the paternal age effect has been …
linked to the development of many diseases. Recently, the paternal age effect has been …
genipe: an automated genome-wide imputation pipeline with automatic reporting and statistical tools
LP Lemieux Perreault, MA Legault, G Asselin… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Genotype imputation is now commonly performed following genome-wide genotyping
experiments. Imputation increases the density of analyzed genotypes in the dataset, enabling fine-…
experiments. Imputation increases the density of analyzed genotypes in the dataset, enabling fine-…
Pharmacogenomics of the Efficacy and Safety of Colchicine in COLCOT
Background: The randomized, placebo-controlled COLCOT (Colchicine Cardiovascular
Outcomes Trial) has shown the benefits of colchicine 0.5 mg daily to lower the rate of ischemic …
Outcomes Trial) has shown the benefits of colchicine 0.5 mg daily to lower the rate of ischemic …
[HTML][HTML] Genetics of symptom remission in outpatients with COVID-19
…, S Provost, M Sun, J Sandoval, MA Legault… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
We conducted a genome-wide association study of time to remission of COVID-19 symptoms
in 1723 outpatients with at least one risk factor for disease severity from the COLCORONA …
in 1723 outpatients with at least one risk factor for disease severity from the COLCORONA …
ExPheWas: a platform for cis-Mendelian randomization and gene-based association scans
MA Legault, LPL Perreault, JC Tardif… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Establishing the relationship between protein-coding genes and phenotypes has the potential
to inform on the molecular etiology of diseases. Here, we describe ExPheWas ( exphewas.…
to inform on the molecular etiology of diseases. Here, we describe ExPheWas ( exphewas.…
One-pot synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acid amides with anti-proliferative properties
H Tremblay, C St-Georges, MA Legault, C Morin… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
A one-pot environmentally friendly transamidation of ω-3 fatty acid ethyl esters to amides and
mono- or diacylglycerols was investigated via the use of a polymer-supported lipase. The …
mono- or diacylglycerols was investigated via the use of a polymer-supported lipase. The …
[HTML][HTML] Machine learning and data mining in complex genomic data—a review on the lessons learned in Genetic Analysis Workshop 19
In the analysis of current genomic data, application of machine learning and data mining
techniques has become more attractive given the rising complexity of the projects. As part of the …
techniques has become more attractive given the rising complexity of the projects. As part of the …
A sex-specific evolutionary interaction between ADCY9 and CETP
Pharmacogenomic studies have revealed associations between rs1967309 in the adenylyl
cyclase type 9 (ADCY9) gene and clinical responses to the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (…
cyclase type 9 (ADCY9) gene and clinical responses to the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (…
pyGenClean: efficient tool for genetic data clean up before association testing
Genetic association studies making use of high-throughput genotyping arrays need to process
large amounts of data in the order of millions of markers per experiment. The first step of …
large amounts of data in the order of millions of markers per experiment. The first step of …