Publications by authors named "Ting-Hsuan Sun"

Objective: Our objective was to create a machine learning architecture capable of identifying obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patterns in single-lead electrocardiography (ECG) signals, exhibiting exceptional performance when utilized in clinical data sets.

Methods: We conducted our research using a data set consisting of 1656 patients, representing a diverse demographic, from the sleep center of China Medical University Hospital. To detect apnea ECG segments and extract apnea features, we utilized the EfficientNet and some of its layers, respectively.

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  • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is marked by cognitive decline and memory issues, linked to beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, but current imaging techniques struggle to detect these directly.
  • Researchers are investigating alternative methods like monitoring brain signals and blood biomarkers, while also considering genetic factors for better early diagnosis of AD.
  • This study used electroencephalography (EEG) signals combined with genetic data in machine learning models (like SVM) to achieve high classification accuracy in identifying AD, highlighting a new approach for better understanding and diagnosing the disease.
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Polygenic scores estimate genetic susceptibility to diseases. We systematically calculated polygenic scores across 457 phenotypes using genotyping array data from China Medical University Hospital. Logistic regression models assessed polygenic scores' ability to predict disease traits.

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This study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of AI in screening acute leukemia and its capability to classify either physiological or pathological cells. Utilizing an acute leukemia orientation tube (ALOT), one of the protocols of Euroflow, flow cytometry efficiently identifies various forms of acute leukemia. However, the analysis of flow cytometry can be time-consuming work.

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Large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) is a leading cause of cerebrovascular disease. However, LAA diagnosis is costly and needs professional identification. Many metabolites have been identified as biomarkers of specific traits.

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Introduction: Dementia is associated with many comorbidities while being related to Apolipoprotein E () polymorphism. However, it is unclear how these clinical illnesses and genetic factors modify the dementia risk.

Methods: We enrolled 600 dementia cases and 6000 matched non-dementia controls, with identified genotype (ε4/ε4, ε4/ε3, and ε3/ε3).

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It has been shown that several ribonuclease (RNase) A superfamily proteins serve as ligands of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), representing a new concept for ligand/receptor interaction. Moreover, recent studies indicate high clinical values for this type of ligand/RTK interactions. However, there is no structural report for this new family of ligand/receptor.

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Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays are an ideal technology for genotyping genetic variants in mass screening. However, using SNP arrays to detect rare variants [with a minor allele frequency (MAF) of <1%] is still a challenge because of noise signals and batch effects. An approach that improves the genotyping quality is needed for clinical applications.

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Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a key role in mediating the action of insulin on cell growth and the development of diabetes. However, few studies have been conducted to provide a comprehensive overview of the miRNA-mediated signaling network in response to glucose in pancreatic beta cells. In our study, we established a computational framework integrating multi-omics profiles analyses, including RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and small RNA sequencing (sRNA-seq) data analysis, inverse expression pattern analysis, public data integration, and miRNA targets prediction to illustrate the miRNA-mediated regulatory network at different glucose concentrations in INS-1 pancreatic beta cells (INS-1), which display important characteristics of the pancreatic beta cells.

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Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) results in high mortality rates of infected marine fish worldwide. Interferons (IFNs) are cytokines in vertebrates that suppress viral replication and regulate immune responses. Heterologous overexpression of fish IFN in bacteria could be problematic because of protein solubility and loss of function due to protein misfolding.

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The dysbiosis of human gut microbiota is strongly associated with the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). The dysbiotic features of the transition from advanced polyp to early-stage CRC are largely unknown. We performed a 16S rRNA gene sequencing and enterotype-based gut microbiota analysis study.

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs of ∼ 22 nucleotides that are involved in negative regulation of mRNA at the post-transcriptional level. Previously, we developed miRTarBase which provides information about experimentally validated miRNA-target interactions (MTIs). Here, we describe an updated database containing 422 517 curated MTIs from 4076 miRNAs and 23 054 target genes collected from over 8500 articles.

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