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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Searching the Druggable Genome using Large Language Models.

Lars Schimmelpfennig, Matthew Cannon, Quentin Cody, Joshua McMichael, Adam C Coffman, Susanna Kiwala, Kilannin Krysiak, Alex H Wagner, Malachi Griffith, Obi L Griffith

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Lars SchimmelpfennigDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-0585-2062
Matthew CannonInstitute for Genomic Medicine (IGM), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
Quentin CodyIndependent Researcher, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Joshua McMichaelMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Adam C CoffmanDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Susanna KiwalaDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Kilannin KrysiakDepartment of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6299-9230
Alex H WagnerInstitute for Genomic Medicine (IGM), Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.ORCID 0000-0002-2502-8961
Malachi GriffithDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Obi L GriffithDepartment of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0843-4271

Funding

Standardized and Genome-Wide Clinical Interpretation of Complex Genotypes for Cancer Precision MedicineU24CA237719 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITH, OBI L. · 2019 to 2023
$3.8M
Text Mining and Large Language Models for AI-Driven Evidence-Based Functional Annotation of Clinical VariantsU24CA275783 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Malachi Griffith, Obi L. Griffith · 2023 to 2026
$2.6M
Development and validation of a computable knowledge framework for genomic medicineR35HG011949 · NHGRI · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI WAGNER, ALEX HANDLER · 2021 to 2025
$2.4M
Accelerating the expert-crowdsourcing of cancer variant interpretation in CIViCU24CA305456 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Malachi Griffith, Obi L. Griffith · 2025 to 2026
$2.0M
Genomic Expert Curation Panels for Pediatric MalignanciesU24CA258115 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITH, MALACHI, GRIFFITH, OBI L. · 2022 to 2024
$870k
Advancing Precision Oncology with Scalable Software Solutions for Clinical Variant Interpretation and Expert CurationR50CA305824 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Adam Coffman · 2025 to 2026
$311k
NCI NIH HHS R50 CA305824NCI NIH HHS U24 CA237719NCI NIH HHS U24 CA258115NCI NIH HHS U24 CA275783NCI NIH HHS U24 CA305456NHGRI NIH HHS R35 HG011949
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Summary: The druggable genome encompasses the genes that are known or predicted to interact with drugs. The Drug-Gene Interaction Database (DGIdb) provides an integrated resource for discovering and contextualizing these interactions, supporting a broad range of research and clinical applications. DGIdb is currently accessed through structured web interfaces and API calls, requiring users to translate natural-language questions into database-specific query patterns. To allow for the use of DGIdb through natural language, we developed the DGIdb Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, which allows large language models (LLMs) access to up-to-date information through the DGIdb API. We demonstrate that the MCP server greatly enhances an LLM's ability to answer questions requiring accurate, up-to-date biomedical knowledge drawn from structured external resources. Availability and implementation: The DGIdb MCP server is detailed at https://github.com/griffithlab/dgidb-mcp-server and includes instructions for accessing the server through the Claude desktop app.

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PMCPMC12871641

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