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Utility of gene-specific algorithms for predicting pathogenicity of uncertain gene variants.

ABSTRACT: The rapid advance of gene sequencing technologies has produced an unprecedented rate of discovery of genome variation in humans. A growing number of authoritative clinical repositories archive gene variants and disease phenotypes, yet there are currently many more gene variants that lack clear annotation or disease association. To date, there has been very limited coverage of gene-specific predictors in the literature. Here the evaluation is presented of "gene-specific" predictor models based on a naïve Bayesian classifier for 20 gene-disease datasets, containing 3986 variants with clinically characterized patient conditions. The utility of gene-specific prediction is then compared with "all-gene" generalized prediction and also with existing popular predictors. Gene-specific computational prediction models derived from clinically curated gene variant disease datasets often outperform established generalized algorithms for novel and uncertain gene variants.

SUBMITTER: Crockett DK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3277614 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Utility of gene-specific algorithms for predicting pathogenicity of uncertain gene variants.

Crockett David K DK Lyon Elaine E Williams Marc S MS Narus Scott P SP Facelli Julio C JC Mitchell Joyce A JA

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 20111028 2

The rapid advance of gene sequencing technologies has produced an unprecedented rate of discovery of genome variation in humans. A growing number of authoritative clinical repositories archive gene variants and disease phenotypes, yet there are currently many more gene variants that lack clear annotation or disease association. To date, there has been very limited coverage of gene-specific predictors in the literature. Here the evaluation is presented of "gene-specific" predictor models based on ...[more]

PMID: 22037892

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Project description:ObjectiveVariants in neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel α-subunits genes SCN1A, SCN2A, and SCN8A are common in early onset epileptic encephalopathies and other autosomal dominant childhood epilepsy syndromes. However, in clinical practice, missense variants are often classified as variants of uncertain significance when missense variants are identified but heritability cannot be determined. Genetic testing reports often include results of computational tests to estimate pathogenicity and the frequency of that variant in population-based databases. The objective of this work was to enhance clinicians' understanding of results by (1) determining how effectively computational algorithms predict epileptogenicity of sodium channel (SCN) missense variants; (2) optimizing their predictive capabilities; and (3) determining if epilepsy-associated SCN variants are present in population-based databases. This will help clinicians better understand the results of indeterminate SCN test results in people with epilepsy.MethodsPathogenic, likely pathogenic, and benign variants in SCNs were identified using databases of sodium channel variants. Benign variants were also identified from population-based databases. Eight algorithms commonly used to predict pathogenicity were compared. In addition, logistic regression was used to determine if a combination of algorithms could better predict pathogenicity.ResultsBased on American College of Medical Genetic Criteria, 440 variants were classified as pathogenic or likely pathogenic and 84 were classified as benign or likely benign. Twenty-eight variants previously associated with epilepsy were present in population-based gene databases. The output provided by most computational algorithms had a high sensitivity but low specificity with an accuracy of 0.52-0.77. Accuracy could be improved by adjusting the threshold for pathogenicity. Using this adjustment, the Mendelian Clinically Applicable Pathogenicity (M-CAP) algorithm had an accuracy of 0.90 and a combination of algorithms increased the accuracy to 0.92.SignificancePotentially pathogenic variants are present in population-based sources. Most computational algorithms overestimate pathogenicity; however, a weighted combination of several algorithms increased classification accuracy to >0.90.

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Utility of gene-specific algorithms for predicting pathogenicity of uncertain gene variants.

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Utility of gene-specific algorithms for predicting pathogenicity of uncertain gene variants.

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