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ReviewGenes2023

Machine Learning to Advance Human Genome-Wide Association Studies.

Rafaella E Sigala, Vasiliki Lagou, Aleksey Shmeliov, Sara Atito, Samaneh Kouchaki, Muhammad Awais, Inga Prokopenko, Adam Mahdi, Ayse Demirkan

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In one paragraph

Review in Genes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
8.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Can classical statistics and deep learning converge on explainable, causally driven target discovery?DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2025
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  16. The Use of AI for Phenotype-Genotype Mapping.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rafaella E SigalaSection of Statistical Multi-Omics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.
Vasiliki LagouSection of Statistical Multi-Omics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.
Aleksey ShmeliovSection of Statistical Multi-Omics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.
Sara AtitoSurrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7576-5791
Samaneh KouchakiSurrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5870-4030
Muhammad AwaisSurrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.
Inga ProkopenkoSection of Statistical Multi-Omics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1624-7457
Adam MahdiOxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3JS, Oxfordshire, UK.
Ayse DemirkanSection of Statistical Multi-Omics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7546-0867
University of Surrey · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Machine learning, including deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative artificial intelligence are revolutionising every area of our lives when data are made available. With the help of these methods, we can decipher information from larger datasets while addressing the complex nature of biological systems in a more efficient way. Although machine learning methods have been introduced to human genetic epidemiological research as early as 2004, those were never used to their full capacity. In this review, we outline some of the main applications of machine learning to assigning human genetic loci to health outcomes. We summarise widely used methods and discuss their advantages and challenges. We also identify several tools, such as Combi, GenNet, and GMSTool, specifically designed to integrate these methods for hypothesis-free analysis of genetic variation data. We elaborate on the additional value and limitations of these tools from a geneticist's perspective. Finally, we discuss the fast-moving field of foundation models and large multi-modal omics biobank initiatives.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceGenome-Wide Association StudyGenetic LociGenetic ResearchHumansMachine Learninggenome-wide associationhuman geneticsmachine learning

Identifiers

PMID38254924
PMCPMC10815885
OpenAlexW4390236352

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Registered trials

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