Benchmarking computational variant effect predictors by their ability to infer human traits.
Genome Biol
; 25(1): 172, 2024 07 01.
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| ID: mdl-38951922
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Computational variant effect predictors offer a scalable and increasingly reliable means of interpreting human genetic variation, but concerns of circularity and bias have limited previous methods for evaluating and comparing predictors. Population-level cohorts of genotyped and phenotyped participants that have not been used in predictor training can facilitate an unbiased benchmarking of available methods. Using a curated set of human gene-trait associations with a reported rare-variant burden association, we evaluate the correlations of 24 computational variant effect predictors with associated human traits in the UK Biobank and All of Us cohorts.RESULTS:
AlphaMissense outperformed all other predictors in inferring human traits based on rare missense variants in UK Biobank and All of Us participants. The overall rankings of computational variant effect predictors in these two cohorts showed a significant positive correlation.CONCLUSION:
We describe a method to assess computational variant effect predictors that sidesteps the limitations of previous evaluations. This approach is generalizable to future predictors and could continue to inform predictor choice for personal and clinical genetics.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Variação Genética
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Benchmarking
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genome Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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GENETICA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá