Big Data: An Important Tool for Complex Diseases like ME/CFS

[AndyPR]

The use of high-throughput technologies, also called “big-data” analysis or “omics” (for genomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, proteomics, etc.) is becoming increasingly useful for researchers across all disciplines of biomedicine. This approach enables comparative, large-scale analysis among conditions (for example disease vs. healthy states, or within subgroups of a disease). It also has other uses, ranging from biomarker discovery to ancestry identification to drug screening purposes to 23andMe genetic testing.

Although not credited on the page itself, I believe Dr. Zaher Nahle posts about big data in ME/CFS research.

http://solvecfs.org/big-data-an-important-tool-for-complex-diseases-like-mecfs/

 

[ahimsa]

Thanks for posting the link, @AndyPR

I wish they'd make some changes to the Solve ME/CFS website (solvecfs.org).

For example, why does this article on big data have no date? (or am I missing it? I tried to look for one)

 

[KnightofZERO]

Big data and the various 'omics fields: genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, is hugely promising. However I hope that one group (or several groups in close collaboration) can get funding to do these studies on us. Ideally under the umbrella of a research initiative which included or was cognizant of other parts (such as stage of illness, severity, epidemiological concerns etc) *cough* open data-sharing.

Otherwise I think there could be disparate conclusions depending on sample size, laboratory procedures, definition used. In short I think it's hugely promising if done right.