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Copula-based Bayesian kernel machine regression (CBKMR) improves marker detection in omics by capturing nonlinear gene effects and dependence, outperforming BKMR with stronger selection performance in simulations.
- Why it matters: Univariate tests miss gene–gene dependencies and nonlinear patterns, while standard BKMR can be biased for discrete outcomes like cell-type labels and yields unstable variable selection.
- What they did: CBKMR replaces BKMR’s latent GP with outcome-appropriate discrete marginals and a Gaussian copula for kernel-induced dependence; a nearest-neighbor variant (NNCBKMR) reduces computation from O(N3) to nearly linear in N.
- The result: Simulations and multiple scRNA-seq applications show CBKMR selects more accurate, concise marker panels aligned with expert gene signatures and provides posterior uncertainty for decision-making.
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