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ArticlePloS one2017

The integration of weighted gene association networks based on information entropy.

Fan Yang, Duzhi Wu, Limei Lin, Jian Yang, Tinghong Yang, Jing Zhao

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Fan YangDepartment of Mathematics, Army Logistics University of PLA, Chongqing, China.
Duzhi WuRongzhi College of Chongqing Technology and Business, Chongqing, China.
Limei LinDepartment of Mathematics, Army Logistics University of PLA, Chongqing, China.
Jian YangSchool of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Tinghong YangDepartment of Mathematics, Army Logistics University of PLA, Chongqing, China.
Jing ZhaoInstitute of Interdisciplinary Complex Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2439-2876

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Abstract

Constructing genome scale weighted gene association networks (WGAN) from multiple data sources is one of research hot spots in systems biology. In this paper, we employ information entropy to describe the uncertain degree of gene-gene links and propose a strategy for data integration of weighted networks. We use this method to integrate four existing human weighted gene association networks and construct a much larger WGAN, which includes richer biology information while still keeps high functional relevance between linked gene pairs. The new WGAN shows satisfactory performance in disease gene prediction, which suggests the reliability of our integration strategy. Compared with existing integration methods, our method takes the advantage of the inherent characteristics of the component networks and pays less attention to the biology background of the data. It can make full use of existing biological networks with low computational effort.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksModels, TheoreticalSystems BiologyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInformation ServicesObesity

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PMCPMC5741255

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