DTreePred: an online viewer based on machine learning for pathogenicity prediction of genomic variants.

Journal: BMC bioinformatics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: A significant challenge in precision medicine is confidently identifying mutations detected in sequencing processes that play roles in disease treatment or diagnosis. Furthermore, the lack of representativeness of single nucleotide variants in public databases and low sequencing rates in underrepresented populations pose defies, with many pathogenic mutations still awaiting discovery. Mutational pathogenicity predictors have gained relevance as supportive tools in medical decision-making. However, significant disagreement among different tools regarding pathogenicity identification is rooted, necessitating manual verification to confirm mutation effects accurately.

Authors

  • Daniel Henrique Ferreira Gomes
    Bioinformatics Postgraduate Program, Metrópole Digital Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, 59078-400, Brazil.
  • Inácio Gomes Medeiros
    Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 26 Rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France.
  • Tirzah Braz Petta
    Bioinformatics Postgraduate Program, Metrópole Digital Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, 59078-400, Brazil.
  • Beatriz Stransky
    Bioinformatics Multidisciplinary Environment (BioME), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-400, Brazil.
  • Jorge Estefano Santana de Souza
    Bioinformatics Postgraduate Program, Metrópole Digital Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, 59078-400, Brazil. jorge@imd.ufrn.br.