Publications by authors named "L T Baker"

KinSNP v1.0, a software tool for human identification, has been widely used to measure IBD segment sharing between individuals using dense SNP data. Herein, the tool was validated using simulated pedigree data (up to 9 degree relationships) from five diverse populations from the 1000 Genomes Project.

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Introduction: Neighborhood disadvantage may be an important determinant of cardiometabolic health and cognitive aging. However, less is known about relationships among individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between neighborhood disadvantage measured by national Area Deprivation Index (ADI) rank with measures of cardiometabolic health and cognition among Wake Forest (WF) Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) participants, with and without MCI.

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  • Estimates indicate significant variation in R&D costs, with 20 large firms comprising 80.8% of patient-months and showing lower costs per patient-month compared to smaller firms.
  • A novel methodology was used to analyze R&D costs per drug, focusing on discrete units of activity related to clinical trials and using data from 268 US publicly traded drug developers.
  • The study found that R&D costs per new drug averaged around $1.31 billion, with a lower median cost of $708 million, highlighting a skewed distribution of expenses related to drug development.
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