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ArticleNPJ digital medicine2025

Development and validation of an interpretable risk prediction model for the early classification of thalassemia.

Jin-Xin Lai, Jia-Wei Tang, Shan-Shan Gong, Ming-Xiong Qin, Yu-Lu Zhang, Quan-Fa Liang, Li-Yan Li, Zhen Cai, Liang Wang

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Jin-Xin Lai *Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Jia-Wei Tang *The Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases Research and Training, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
Shan-Shan GongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University), Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
Ming-Xiong QinGuigang City People's Hospital, Guigang, Guangxi Province, China.
Yu-Lu ZhangLaboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Quan-Fa LiangSchool of Laboratory and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Li-Yan LiTechnology Center of Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetic Diseases Diagnosis, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. 64484928@qq.com.
Zhen CaiLaboratory Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. caizh@smu.edu.cn.
Liang WangLaboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. healthscience@foxmail.com.

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Research Foundation for Advanced Talents of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital KY012023293
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder. Current diagnostic methods mainly rely on sophisticated equipment and specifically trained technicians. This study aims to identify and genotype thalassemia by applying machine learning (ML) algorithms to routine blood parameters. This study recruited a derivation cohort of 31,311 individuals from four independent hospitals and developed eight machine learning (ML) models for the purpose. The performance of these models was compared using a set of evaluation metrics. An additional cohort of 2000 patients was recruited for external validation to assess the generalization of the models. The results demonstrated that the categorical boosting (CatBoost) model exhibited the best discriminative ability in both the training and external validation cohorts. The model was then integrated into an online platform, which holds the potential to act as an auxiliary tool for identifying and genotyping thalassemia via automatic analysis of routine blood test parameters.

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