Computational phenotype discovery using unsupervised feature learning over noisy, sparse, and irregular clinical data.

Inferring precise phenotypic patterns from population-scale clinical data is a core computational task in the development of precision, personalized medicine. The traditional approach uses supervised learning, in which an expert designates which patterns to look for (by specifying the learning task...

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Main Authors: Thomas A Lasko, Joshua C Denny, Mia A Levy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691199?pdf=render