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  • Familial clustering of colorectal cancer (CRC) suggests an underlying inheritable risk factor.
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  • To develop a computationally efficient method for analyzing pedigree data with latent variables.
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Main Methods:

  • An enhanced Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm utilizing factor graphs and the sum-product algorithm.
  • Reducing computational complexity from exponential to linear with respect to family size.

Main Results:

  • The proposed algorithm achieves precision comparable to direct likelihood maximization in both simulated and real CRC family studies.
  • Demonstrated significant runtime improvements: 4x and 29x faster for simulated families, and 6x faster for the largest real family dataset.

Conclusions:

  • Introduced a flexible and efficient tool for statistical inference in biomedical event data with latent variables.
  • This tool enables more advanced analyses of complex pedigree data, particularly for genetic risk factors.