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ArticleGenome biology2025

DAGIP: alleviating cell-free DNA sequencing biases with optimal transport.

Antoine Passemiers, Stefania Tuveri, Tatjana Jatsenko, Adriaan Vanderstichele, Pieter Busschaert, An Coosemans, Dirk Timmerman, Sabine Tejpar, Peter Vandenberghe, Diether Lambrechts and 3 more

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Article in Genome biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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13 authors.

Antoine PassemiersDynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics (STADIUS), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. antoine.passemiers@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9492-7311
Stefania TuveriLaboratory for Cytogenetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tatjana JatsenkoLaboratory for Cytogenetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Adriaan VandersticheleDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Pieter BusschaertDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
An CoosemansDepartment of Oncology, Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, Leuven Cancer Institute, Leuven, Belgium.
Dirk TimmermanDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Sabine TejparDepartment of Oncology, Molecular Digestive Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Peter VandenbergheDepartment of Human Genetics, Laboratory of Genetics of Malignant Diseases, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Diether LambrechtsCenter for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
Daniele RaimondiDynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics (STADIUS), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Joris Robert VermeeschLaboratory for Cytogenetics and Genome Research, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Yves MoreauDynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics (STADIUS), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 1SB2721N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is a rich source of biomarkers for various pathophysiological conditions. Preanalytical variables, such as the library preparation protocol or sequencing platform, are major confounders of cfDNA analysis. We present DAGIP, a novel data correction method that builds on optimal transport theory and deep learning, which explicitly corrects for the effect of such preanalytical variables and can infer technical biases. Our method improves cancer detection and copy number alteration analysis by alleviating the sources of variation that are not of biological origin. It also enhances fragmentomic analysis of cfDNA. DAGIP allows the integration of cohorts from different studies.

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Cell-Free Nucleic AcidsSequence Analysis, DNADeep LearningDNA Copy Number VariationsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansNeoplasmsCell-Free Nucleic Acids

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PMCPMC11887355

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