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ArticleJournal of integrative bioinformatics2025

Leveraging transformers for semi-supervised pathogenicity prediction with soft labels.

Pablo Enrique Guillem, Marco Zurdo-Tabernero, Noelia Egido Iglesias, Ángel Canal-Alonso, Liliana Durón Figueroa, Guillermo Hernández, Angélica González-Arrieta, Fernando de la Prieta

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Article in Journal of integrative 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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Pablo Enrique GuillemAIR Institute, IoT Digital Innovation Hub, Salamanca, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5328-7661
Marco Zurdo-TaberneroBISITE Research Group, 16779 University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6381-5149
Noelia Egido IglesiasBISITE Research Group, 16779 University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain.
Ángel Canal-AlonsoBISITE Research Group, 16779 University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain.
Liliana Durón FigueroaBISITE Research Group, 16779 University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8039-3731
Guillermo HernándezBISITE Research Group, 16779 University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-5961
Angélica González-ArrietaBISITE Research Group, 16779 University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4726-7103
Fernando de la PrietaBISITE Research Group, 16779 University of Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8239-5020

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Abstract

The rapid advancement of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies has revolutionized the field of genomics, producing large volumes of data that necessitate sophisticated analytical techniques. This paper introduces a Deep Learning model designed to predict the pathogenicity of genetic variants, a vital component in advancing personalized medicine. The model is trained on a dataset derived from the analysis of NGS outputs, containing a combination of well-defined and ambiguous genetic variants. By employing a semi-supervised learning approach, the model efficiently utilizes both confidently labeled and less certain data. At the core of the methodology is the Feature Tokenizer Transformer architecture, which processes both numerical and categorical genomic information. The preprocessing pipeline includes key steps such as data imputation, scaling, and encoding to ensure high data quality. The results highlight the model's impressive accuracy, particularly in detecting confidently labeled variants, while also addressing the impact of its predictions on less certain (soft-labeled) data.

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Computational BiologyDeep LearningGenetic VariationGenomicsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingAlgorithmsHumansdeep learninggenomicsnext-generation sequencingpathogenicity predictionprecision medicinevariant classification

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PMCPMC12569578

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