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ReviewBriefings in bioinformatics2023

A review of genetic variant databases and machine learning tools for predicting the pathogenicity of breast cancer.

Rahaf M Ahmad, Bassam R Ali, Fatma Al-Jasmi, Richard O Sinnott, Noura Al Dhaheri, Mohd Saberi Mohamad

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Review in Briefings in bioinformatics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rahaf M AhmadHealth Data Science Lab, Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medical and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Tawam road, Al Maqam district, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-7531-5264
Bassam R AliHealth Data Science Lab, Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medical and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Tawam road, Al Maqam district, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-1306-6618
Fatma Al-JasmiHealth Data Science Lab, Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medical and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Tawam road, Al Maqam district, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-0792-9598
Richard O SinnottSchool of Computing and Information System, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5998-222X
Noura Al DhaheriHealth Data Science Lab, Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medical and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Tawam road, Al Maqam district, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-1384-2915
Mohd Saberi MohamadHealth Data Science Lab, Department of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medical and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Tawam road, Al Maqam district, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-1079-4559
United Arab Emirates University · AEThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

ASPIREResearch Start-up Program 12M109United Arab Emirates University 12R111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies continue to uncover contributing risk factors for breast cancer (BC) development including genetic variants. Advances in machine learning and big data generated from genetic sequencing can now be used for predicting BC pathogenicity. However, it is unclear which tool developed for pathogenicity prediction is most suited for predicting the impact and pathogenicity of variant effects. A significant challenge is to determine the most suitable data source for each tool since different tools can yield different prediction results with different data inputs. To this end, this work reviews genetic variant databases and tools used specifically for the prediction of BC pathogenicity. We provide a description of existing genetic variants databases and, where appropriate, the diseases for which they have been established. Through example, we illustrate how they can be used for prediction of BC pathogenicity and discuss their associated advantages and disadvantages. We conclude that the tools that are specialized by training on multiple diverse datasets from different databases for the same disease have enhanced accuracy and specificity and are thereby more helpful to the clinicians in predicting and diagnosing BC as early as possible.

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Breast NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMachine LearningRisk FactorsVirulenceartificial intelligencebreast cancerdata sciencegenetic variants databasemachine learningpathogenicity prediction

Identifiers

PMID38149678
PMCPMC10782903
OpenAlexW4390279263

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