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ArticleScientific reports2022

A machine learning approach based on ACMG/AMP guidelines for genomic variant classification and prioritization.

Giovanna Nicora, Susanna Zucca, Ivan Limongelli, Riccardo Bellazzi, Paolo Magni

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Giovanna NicoraDepartment of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Susanna ZuccaenGenome S.R.L., Pavia, Italy.
Ivan LimongellienGenome S.R.L., Pavia, Italy.
Riccardo BellazziDepartment of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Paolo MagniDepartment of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. paolo.magni@unipv.it.

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Abstract

Genomic variant interpretation is a critical step of the diagnostic procedure, often supported by the application of tools that may predict the damaging impact of each variant or provide a guidelines-based classification. We propose the application of Machine Learning methodologies, in particular Penalized Logistic Regression, to support variant classification and prioritization. Our approach combines ACMG/AMP guidelines for germline variant interpretation as well as variant annotation features and provides a probabilistic score of pathogenicity, thus supporting the prioritization and classification of variants that would be interpreted as uncertain by the ACMG/AMP guidelines. We compared different approaches in terms of variant prioritization and classification on different datasets, showing that our data-driven approach is able to solve more variant of uncertain significance (VUS) cases in comparison with guidelines-based approaches and in silico prediction tools.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationMachine LearningPractice Guidelines as TopicBayes TheoremCohort StudiesComputer SimulationGenetic TestingGenome, HumanGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLogistic ModelsNeoplasmsResearch DesignSoftware

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