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ArticleBioinformatics (Oxford, England)2014

Improving peak detection in high-resolution LC/MS metabolomics data using preexisting knowledge and machine learning approach.

Tianwei Yu, Dean P Jones

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Article in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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Tianwei YuDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Dean P JonesDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

Funding

VACCINE INDUCED IMMUNITY IN THE YOUNG AND AGEDU19AI057266 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Rafi Ahmed · 2003 to 2026
$81.7M
Systems Biological Analysis of Innate and Adaptive Responses to VaccinationU19AI090023 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI AHMED, RAFI, LI, SHUZHAO · 2010 to 2021
$45.0M
Role of Follicular T Helper Cells In Enhancing Humoral Immunity and ProtectionU19AI096187 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DERDEYN, CYNTHIA ANN · 2011 to 2015
$26.5M
Pilot Project ProgramP30ES019776 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Carmen Joseph Marsit · 2013 to 2026
$22.6M
Graduate and Postdoctoral Training in ToxicologyT32ES012870 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Carmen Joseph Marsit · 2004 to 2026
$9.1M
Metabolomics of subclinical and clinical cardiovascular diseaseP20HL113451 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI JONES, DEAN PAUL · 2012 to 2016
$4.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS P20 HL113451NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI096187NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI057266NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI090023NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI096187NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES019776NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES012870
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Abstract

motivationPeak detection is a key step in the preprocessing of untargeted metabolomics data generated from high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS). The common practice is to use filters with predetermined parameters to select peaks in the LC/MS profile. This rigid approach can cause suboptimal performance when the choice of peak model and parameters do not suit the data characteristics.

resultsHere we present a method that learns directly from various data features of the extracted ion chromatograms (EICs) to differentiate between true peak regions from noise regions in the LC/MS profile. It utilizes the knowledge of known metabolites, as well as robust machine learning approaches. Unlike currently available methods, this new approach does not assume a parametric peak shape model and allows maximum flexibility. We demonstrate the superiority of the new approach using real data. Because matching to known metabolites entails uncertainties and cannot be considered a gold standard, we also developed a probabilistic receiver-operating characteristic (pROC) approach that can incorporate uncertainties. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: The new peak detection approach is implemented as part of the apLCMS package available at http://web1.sph.emory.edu/apLCMS/ CONTACT: tyu8@emory.edu SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

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Artificial IntelligenceBiostatisticsChromatography, LiquidHumansMass SpectrometryMetabolomicsModels, Statistical

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PMID25005748
PMCPMC4184266

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