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  • Biostatistics
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology

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  • Mediation analysis estimates intermediate variable effects between exposure and outcome.
  • High-dimensional settings with numerous mediators pose analytical challenges, especially with correlated mediators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel two-step procedure for high-dimensional mediation analysis.
  • To address challenges of correlated mediators and sample size limitations in mediation studies.

Main Methods:

  • A two-step procedure involving mediator selection via an ad-hoc lasso penalty.
  • Subsequent estimation of mediated effects using a previously developed method accounting for mediator correlations.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method was compared against state-of-the-art techniques using simulated data.
  • Demonstrated practical application in estimating the role of DNA methylation (DNAm) in the smoking-rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathway.

Conclusions:

  • The two-step procedure offers a viable approach for high-dimensional mediation analysis.
  • The method effectively handles correlated mediators and has practical utility in complex biological pathways.