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Toward identification of functional sequences and variants in noncoding DNA

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Item Type:Review
Title:Toward identification of functional sequences and variants in noncoding DNA
Creators Name:Monti, R. and Ohler, U.
Abstract:Understanding the noncoding part of the genome, which encodes gene regulation, is necessary to identify genetic mechanisms of disease and translate findings from genome-wide association studies into actionable results for treatments and personalized care. Here we provide an overview of the computational analysis of noncoding regions, starting from gene-regulatory mechanisms and their representation in data. Deep learning methods, when applied to these data, highlight important regulatory sequence elements and predict the functional effects of genetic variants. These and other algorithms are used to predict damaging sequence variants. Finally, we introduce rare-variant association tests that incorporate functional annotations and predictions in order to increase interpretability and statistical power.
Keywords:Gene Regulation, Enhancer, Transcription, Sequence Analysis, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Rare Variants, Whole Genome Sequencing, Genome Wide Association Studies, Variant Effect Prediction
Source:Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science
ISSN:2574-3414
Publisher:Annual Reviews
Volume:6
Page Range:191-210
Date:August 2023
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-biodatasci-122120-110102
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