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Genetic Prediction of Parkinson's Diagnosis: Firth to Ensemble Learning

Espero, M.

2026-07-13 health informatics
10.64898/2026.07.11.26357847 medRxiv
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By utilizing a targeted genetic assay within a Fox Insight cohort (N = 1,987), this research establishes a hybrid, transparent, and interpretable predictive framework. Initial modeling via Firth penalized logistic regression discovered enrichment regarding the GBA N370S locus (OR = 0.01, FDR < .001), highlighting the critical role of epidemiological evaluation in enriched, human study populations. Advanced ensemble learning methods, refined through a meta-learner gradient boosting machine, attained an out-of-sample AUC of 0.929 on 15% of the analysis dataset partitioned via random sampling and strictly held-out from model training. Both global, visual machine learning explanations and local-Shapley interpretations provide transparency into the models and individual predictions representative of practical, collaborative human-artificial intelligence efforts, offering a solution that supports classification while remaining accessible and economical.

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