Continuous tumour growth models, lead time estimation and length bias in breast cancer screening studies
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DOI: 10.1177/0962280219832901
Abstract: Comparisons of survival times between screen-detected and symptomatically detected breast cancer cases are subject to lead time and length biases. Whilst the existence of these biases is well known, correction procedures for these are not… read more here.
Keywords: length bias; breast; lead time; time ... See more keywords
Gene set analysis controlling for length bias in RNA-seq experiments
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DOI: 10.1186/s13040-017-0125-9
Abstract: BackgroundIn gene set analysis, the researchers are interested in determining the gene sets that are significantly correlated with an outcome, e.g. disease status or treatment. With the rapid development of high throughput sequencing technologies, Ribonucleic… read more here.
Keywords: gene set; length bias; gene; rna seq ... See more keywords