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Phenotype

ICD code - v9

  • SHORT NAME: ICD code
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ICD code - v10

  • SHORT NAME: ICD code
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Phecode

  • SHORT NAME: Phecode
  • FULL NAME: Phecode
  • DESCRIPTION: Phecodes represent one strategy for defining phenotypes for research using EHR data. They are a high-throughput phenotyping tool based on ICD (International Classification of Diseases) codes that can be used to rapidly define the case/control status of thousands of clinically meaningful diseases and conditions.
  • URL: https://phewascatalog.org/phecodes
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  • Wei, W. Q., Bastarache, L. A., Carroll, R. J., Marlo, J. E., Osterman, T. J., Gamazon, E. R., ... & Denny, J. C. (2017). Evaluating phecodes, clinical classification software, and ICD-9-CM codes for phenome-wide association studies in the electronic health record. PloS one, 12(7), e0175508.
  • Wu P, Gifford A, Meng X, Li X, Campbell H, Varley T, Zhao J, Carroll R, Bastarache L, Denny JC, Theodoratou E, Wei W Mapping ICD-10 and ICD-10-CM Codes to Phecodes: Workflow Development and Initial Evaluation JMIR Med Inform 2019;7(4):e14325 doi: 10.2196/14325
  • Bastarache, L. (2021). Using Phecodes for research with the electronic health record: from PheWAS to PheRS. Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science, 4, 1-19.

ATC

  • SHORT NAME: ATC code
  • FULL NAME: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical code
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