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The estimation of the index parameter is formulated from solutions obtained by the routine penalized weighted linear regression procedure, where the weights are used in order to tackle the unbounded support of the regressors. The resulting index parameter estimator is shown to be consistent and sparse, and the asymptotic normality for the estimators of both the index parameter and the link function is established. To perform variable selection in the ultra-high dimension case, we further suggest a forward regression screening method, which is shown to enjoy the sure independence screening property. This screening procedure can be used before the penalized variable selection to reduce the burden of dimensionality. 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