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ArticleNAR genomics and bioinformatics2025

Digenic variant interpretation with hypothesis-driven explainable AI.

Federica De Paoli, Giovanna Nicora, Silvia Berardelli, Andrea Gazzo, Riccardo Bellazzi, Paolo Magni, Ettore Rizzo, Ivan Limongelli, Susanna Zucca

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Article in NAR genomics and bioinformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Analytical Validation of a Genomic Newborn Screening Workflow.International journal of neonatal screening · 2025
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9 authors.

Federica De PaolienGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8027-5666
Giovanna NicoraenGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Silvia BerardellienGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Andrea GazzoDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 10065, New York, NY, United States.
Riccardo BellazzienGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6974-9808
Paolo MagnienGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Ettore RizzoenGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Ivan LimongellienGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Susanna ZuccaenGenome Srl, Via Ferrata 5, 27100, Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8465-632X

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The digenic inheritance hypothesis holds the potential to enhance diagnostic yield in rare diseases. Computational approaches capable of accurately interpreting and prioritizing digenic combinations of variants based on the proband's phenotypes and family information can provide valuable assistance during the diagnostic process. We developed diVas, a hypothesis-driven machine learning approach that interprets genomic variants across different gene pairs. DiVas demonstrates strong performance in both classifying and prioritizing causative digenic combinations of rare variants within the top positions across 11 cases with the complete list of variants available (73% sensitivity and a median ranking of 3). Furthermore, it achieves a sensitivity of 0.81 when applied to 645 published causative digenic combinations. Additionally, diVas leverages explainable artificial intelligence to elucidate the digenic disease mechanism for predicted positive pairs.

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Artificial IntelligenceGenetic VariationMachine LearningRare DiseasesHumansPhenotype

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PMID40160220
PMCPMC11954523

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