An integrative computational approach for prioritization of genomic variants

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An integrative computational approach for prioritization of genomic variants. / Dubchak, Inna; Balasubramanian, Sandhya; Wang, Sheng; Cem, Meydan; Meyden, Cem; Sulakhe, Dinanath; Poliakov, Alexander; Börnigen, Daniela; Xie, Bingqing; Taylor, Andrew; Ma, Jianzhu; Paciorkowski, Alex R; Mirzaa, Ghayda M; Dave, Paul; Agam, Gady; Xu, Jinbo; Al-Gazali, Lihadh; Mason, Christopher E; Ross, M Elizabeth; Maltsev, Natalia; Gilliam, T Conrad.

In: PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, No. 12, 2014, p. e114903.

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Dubchak, I, Balasubramanian, S, Wang, S, Cem, M, Meyden, C, Sulakhe, D, Poliakov, A, Börnigen, D, Xie, B, Taylor, A, Ma, J, Paciorkowski, AR, Mirzaa, GM, Dave, P, Agam, G, Xu, J, Al-Gazali, L, Mason, CE, Ross, ME, Maltsev, N & Gilliam, TC 2014, 'An integrative computational approach for prioritization of genomic variants', PLOS ONE, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. e114903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114903

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Dubchak, I., Balasubramanian, S., Wang, S., Cem, M., Meyden, C., Sulakhe, D., Poliakov, A., Börnigen, D., Xie, B., Taylor, A., Ma, J., Paciorkowski, A. R., Mirzaa, G. M., Dave, P., Agam, G., Xu, J., Al-Gazali, L., Mason, C. E., Ross, M. E., ... Gilliam, T. C. (2014). An integrative computational approach for prioritization of genomic variants. PLOS ONE, 9(12), e114903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114903

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Dubchak I, Balasubramanian S, Wang S, Cem M, Meyden C, Sulakhe D et al. An integrative computational approach for prioritization of genomic variants. PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e114903. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114903

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title = "An integrative computational approach for prioritization of genomic variants",
abstract = "An essential step in the discovery of molecular mechanisms contributing to disease phenotypes and efficient experimental planning is the development of weighted hypotheses that estimate the functional effects of sequence variants discovered by high-throughput genomics. With the increasing specialization of the bioinformatics resources, creating analytical workflows that seamlessly integrate data and bioinformatics tools developed by multiple groups becomes inevitable. Here we present a case study of a use of the distributed analytical environment integrating four complementary specialized resources, namely the Lynx platform, VISTA RViewer, the Developmental Brain Disorders Database (DBDB), and the RaptorX server, for the identification of high-confidence candidate genes contributing to pathogenesis of spina bifida. The analysis resulted in prediction and validation of deleterious mutations in the SLC19A placental transporter in mothers of the affected children that causes narrowing of the outlet channel and therefore leads to the reduced folate permeation rate. The described approach also enabled correct identification of several genes, previously shown to contribute to pathogenesis of spina bifida, and suggestion of additional genes for experimental validations. The study demonstrates that the seamless integration of bioinformatics resources enables fast and efficient prioritization and characterization of genomic factors and molecular networks contributing to the phenotypes of interest.",
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author = "Inna Dubchak and Sandhya Balasubramanian and Sheng Wang and Meydan Cem and Cem Meyden and Dinanath Sulakhe and Alexander Poliakov and Daniela B{\"o}rnigen and Bingqing Xie and Andrew Taylor and Jianzhu Ma and Paciorkowski, {Alex R} and Mirzaa, {Ghayda M} and Paul Dave and Gady Agam and Jinbo Xu and Lihadh Al-Gazali and Mason, {Christopher E} and Ross, {M Elizabeth} and Natalia Maltsev and Gilliam, {T Conrad}",
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AU - Balasubramanian, Sandhya

AU - Wang, Sheng

AU - Cem, Meydan

AU - Meyden, Cem

AU - Sulakhe, Dinanath

AU - Poliakov, Alexander

AU - Börnigen, Daniela

AU - Xie, Bingqing

AU - Taylor, Andrew

AU - Ma, Jianzhu

AU - Paciorkowski, Alex R

AU - Mirzaa, Ghayda M

AU - Dave, Paul

AU - Agam, Gady

AU - Xu, Jinbo

AU - Al-Gazali, Lihadh

AU - Mason, Christopher E

AU - Ross, M Elizabeth

AU - Maltsev, Natalia

AU - Gilliam, T Conrad

PY - 2014

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N2 - An essential step in the discovery of molecular mechanisms contributing to disease phenotypes and efficient experimental planning is the development of weighted hypotheses that estimate the functional effects of sequence variants discovered by high-throughput genomics. With the increasing specialization of the bioinformatics resources, creating analytical workflows that seamlessly integrate data and bioinformatics tools developed by multiple groups becomes inevitable. Here we present a case study of a use of the distributed analytical environment integrating four complementary specialized resources, namely the Lynx platform, VISTA RViewer, the Developmental Brain Disorders Database (DBDB), and the RaptorX server, for the identification of high-confidence candidate genes contributing to pathogenesis of spina bifida. The analysis resulted in prediction and validation of deleterious mutations in the SLC19A placental transporter in mothers of the affected children that causes narrowing of the outlet channel and therefore leads to the reduced folate permeation rate. The described approach also enabled correct identification of several genes, previously shown to contribute to pathogenesis of spina bifida, and suggestion of additional genes for experimental validations. The study demonstrates that the seamless integration of bioinformatics resources enables fast and efficient prioritization and characterization of genomic factors and molecular networks contributing to the phenotypes of interest.

AB - An essential step in the discovery of molecular mechanisms contributing to disease phenotypes and efficient experimental planning is the development of weighted hypotheses that estimate the functional effects of sequence variants discovered by high-throughput genomics. With the increasing specialization of the bioinformatics resources, creating analytical workflows that seamlessly integrate data and bioinformatics tools developed by multiple groups becomes inevitable. Here we present a case study of a use of the distributed analytical environment integrating four complementary specialized resources, namely the Lynx platform, VISTA RViewer, the Developmental Brain Disorders Database (DBDB), and the RaptorX server, for the identification of high-confidence candidate genes contributing to pathogenesis of spina bifida. The analysis resulted in prediction and validation of deleterious mutations in the SLC19A placental transporter in mothers of the affected children that causes narrowing of the outlet channel and therefore leads to the reduced folate permeation rate. The described approach also enabled correct identification of several genes, previously shown to contribute to pathogenesis of spina bifida, and suggestion of additional genes for experimental validations. The study demonstrates that the seamless integration of bioinformatics resources enables fast and efficient prioritization and characterization of genomic factors and molecular networks contributing to the phenotypes of interest.

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KW - Female

KW - Folic Acid

KW - Genomics

KW - Humans

KW - Models, Molecular

KW - Mutation

KW - Pregnancy

KW - Protein Conformation

KW - Reduced Folate Carrier Protein

KW - Software

KW - Spinal Dysraphism

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

KW - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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