Before revision:  We demonstrate that it outperforms previous longitudinal modeling approaches and provides useful novel features, including the ability to account for uncertainty in disease effect times as well as heterogeneity in their effects .
After revision:  We demonstrate that it outperforms previous approaches in identifying the relevant categorical and continuous covariates in various settings. Furthermore, it implements important novel features, including the ability to account for uncertainty in disease effect times as well as heterogeneity in their effects .