Longitudinal Omics Data Analysis: A Review on Models, Algorithms, and Tools

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Main Authors: Taheriyoun, Ali R., Ross, Allen, Safikhani, Abolfazl, Soudbakhsh, Damoon, Rahnavard, Ali
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author Taheriyoun, Ali R.
Ross, Allen
Safikhani, Abolfazl
Soudbakhsh, Damoon
Rahnavard, Ali
author_facet Taheriyoun, Ali R.
Ross, Allen
Safikhani, Abolfazl
Soudbakhsh, Damoon
Rahnavard, Ali
contents Longitudinal omics data (LOD) analysis is essential for understanding the dynamics of biological processes and disease progression over time. This review explores various statistical and computational approaches for analyzing such data, emphasizing their applications and limitations. The main characteristics of longitudinal data, such as imbalancedness, high-dimensionality, and non-Gaussianity are discussed for modeling and hypothesis testing. We discuss the properties of linear mixed models (LMM) and generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) as foundation stones in LOD analyses and highlight their extensions to handle the obstacles in the frequentist and Bayesian frameworks. We differentiate in dynamic data analysis between time-course and longitudinal analyses, covering functional data analysis (FDA) and replication constraints. We explore classification techniques, single-cell as exemplary omics longitudinal studies, survival modeling, and multivariate methods for clinical/biomarker-based applications. Emerging topics, including data integration, clustering, and network-based modeling, are also discussed. We categorized the state-of-the-art approaches applicable to omics data, highlighting how they address the data features. This review serves as a guideline for researchers seeking robust strategies to analyze longitudinal omics data effectively, which is usually complex.
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spellingShingle Longitudinal Omics Data Analysis: A Review on Models, Algorithms, and Tools
Taheriyoun, Ali R.
Ross, Allen
Safikhani, Abolfazl
Soudbakhsh, Damoon
Rahnavard, Ali
Methodology
Quantitative Methods
Longitudinal omics data (LOD) analysis is essential for understanding the dynamics of biological processes and disease progression over time. This review explores various statistical and computational approaches for analyzing such data, emphasizing their applications and limitations. The main characteristics of longitudinal data, such as imbalancedness, high-dimensionality, and non-Gaussianity are discussed for modeling and hypothesis testing. We discuss the properties of linear mixed models (LMM) and generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) as foundation stones in LOD analyses and highlight their extensions to handle the obstacles in the frequentist and Bayesian frameworks. We differentiate in dynamic data analysis between time-course and longitudinal analyses, covering functional data analysis (FDA) and replication constraints. We explore classification techniques, single-cell as exemplary omics longitudinal studies, survival modeling, and multivariate methods for clinical/biomarker-based applications. Emerging topics, including data integration, clustering, and network-based modeling, are also discussed. We categorized the state-of-the-art approaches applicable to omics data, highlighting how they address the data features. This review serves as a guideline for researchers seeking robust strategies to analyze longitudinal omics data effectively, which is usually complex.
title Longitudinal Omics Data Analysis: A Review on Models, Algorithms, and Tools
topic Methodology
Quantitative Methods
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11161