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Genome-wide prediction of pathogenic gain- and loss-of-function variants from ensemble learning of a diverse feature set

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Stein, David, Kars, Meltem Ece, Wu, Yiming, Bayrak, Çiğdem Sevim, Stenson, Peter D., Cooper, David N., Schlessinger, Avner, Itan, Yuval·2023·Genome Medicine

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Abstract

Gain-of-function (GOF) variants give rise to increased/novel protein functions whereas loss-of-function (LOF) variants lead to diminished protein function. Experimental approaches for identifying GOF and LOF are generally slow and costly, whilst available computational methods have not been optimized to discriminate between GOF and LOF variants. We have developed LoGoFunc, a machine learning method for predicting pathogenic GOF, pathogenic LOF, and neutral genetic variants, trained on a broad range of gene-, protein-, and variant-level features describing diverse biological characteristics. LoGoFunc outperforms other tools trained solely to predict pathogenicity for identifying pathogenic GOF and LOF variants and is available at https://itanlab.shinyapps.io/goflof/ .

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Authors
Stein, D., Kars, M. E., Wu, Y., Bayrak, Ç. S., Stenson, P. D., Cooper, D. N., Schlessinger, A., & Itan, Y.
Affiliations
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • Cardiff University (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Schlessinger, Avner
  • Itan, Yuval
Venue
Genome Medicine
Published
2023-11-30
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
103-103
ISSN
1756-994X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4389199215
Cited by
53
References
95
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1
FWCI
8.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Genome Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Fondation Leducq (21CVD01)
  • Helmsley Foundation (2209-05535)
  • National Institutes of Health (U01 CA271318, R01 GM108911)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Keywords
gain-of-function mutations, loss-of-function mutations, pathogenic variant prediction, ensemble learning, protein function, variant pathogenicity
MeSH terms
Machine Learning, Humans, Proteins, Genome

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