TransST improves spatial transcriptomics data analysis by identifying cell clusters and biomarkers.
problem Low resolution and insufficient sequencing depth in spatial transcriptomics data.
method Transfer learning framework to adaptively leverage external cell-labeled information.
result TransST successfully identifies five biologically meaningful cell clusters and separates adipose tissues from connective issues.
Deep neural networks infer multiple cancer properties from transcriptome data.
problem Limited use of biomarkers in molecular cancer pathology due to computational challenges.
method Multi-task and transfer learning architecture encoding whole transcriptome into a latent vector.
result Significantly better at predicting tissue-of-origin, disease state, and cancer type.
Generative model tailors anticancer drugs based on transcriptomic data.
problem Designing effective anticancer drugs considering genetic profiles.
method RL framework using pretrained VAEs to generate compounds conditioned on transcriptomic data.
result Generative model produces molecules with high predicted inhibitory effects.
With the wealth of high-throughput sequencing data generated by recent large-scale consortia, predictive gene expression modelling has become an important tool for integrative analysis of transcriptomic and epigenetic data. However, sequencing data-sets are characteristically large, and previously modelling frameworks …
Kernel testing compares cell states in single-cell data.
problem Comparing non-linear cell states in single-cell data.
method Kernel-based testing framework for non-linear distribution comparison.
result Identifies subtle population variations in cell states.
Cancer survival prediction is an active area of research that can help prevent unnecessary therapies and improve patient's quality of life. Gene expression profiling is being widely used in cancer studies to discover informative biomarkers that aid predict different clinical endpoint prediction. We use multiple modalit…
A method selects key genes from tumor transcriptomics data using kernel methods and improves classification performance.
problem Feature selection for tumor classification using gene expression data.
method Multiple Kernel Learning with latent regularization and non-linear dimensionality reduction.
result Improved tumor classification performance on unseen test samples.
Understanding functional organization of genetic information is a major challenge in modern biology. Following the initial publication of the human genome sequence in 2001, advances in high-throughput measurement technologies and efficient sharing of research material through community databases have opened up new view…
We present a nonparametric Bayesian method for disease subtype discovery in multi-dimensional cancer data. Our method can simultaneously analyse a wide range of data types, allowing for both agreement and disagreement between their underlying clustering structure. It includes feature selection and infers the most likel…
A model to fill in missing gene data from spatial studies and scRNA-seq.
problem Imputing missing gene expression measurements from spatial transcriptomics.
method A deep generative model (gimVI) for integrating spatial transcriptomic and scRNA-seq data.
result gimVI outperforms existing methods in imputing missing genes.
This study benchmarks transcriptomics models for perturbation analysis, finding scVI and PCA superior.
problem Limited evaluation of transcriptomics foundation models for perturbation analysis.
method Developed a novel evaluation framework using diverse public datasets from different sequencing techniques and cell lines.
result scVI and PCA identified as superior models for understanding biological perturbations.
Wavelets model complex interactions in spatial transcriptomics.
problem Capturing higher-order relationships in spatial transcriptomics data.
method Hypergraph diffusion wavelets for representing hyperedges.
result Wavelets effectively represent disease-relevant cellular niches in Alzheimer's disease.
Sparse neural networks visualize paired transcriptomic and electrophysiological data.
problem Efficiently analyzing and visualizing paired multivariate neuroscientific data.
method Sparse deep neural networks with a two-dimensional bottleneck and group lasso penalty.
result Biologically interpretable two-dimensional visualizations of paired data.
New method clusters disease subtypes from model explanations.
problem Discovering disease subtypes in noisy, high-dimensional data.
method Train classifier, extract explanations, cluster in explanation space.
result Cluster analysis on model explanations outperforms classical methods.
Stem uses diffusion models to infer gene expression from H&E images.
problem Inference of gene expression from H&E stained images is time-consuming and expensive.
method Conditional diffusion generative model to infer gene expression.
result Stem achieves state-of-the-art performance in spatial gene expression prediction.
NO-BEARS algorithm speeds up gene network inference from transcriptomic data.
problem Constructing accurate gene regulatory networks from transcriptomic data.
method NO-BEARS algorithm, based on NOTEARS, with new constraint and polynomial regression loss.
result Significantly reduced computational time and improved accuracy in inferring gene regulatory networks.
STARK improves denoising of low-depth spatial transcriptomics images.
problem Denoising spatial transcriptomics images at ultra-low sequencing depths.
method Adaptive regularization with kernel ridge regression and graph Laplacian.
result STARK optimizes denoising performance over competing methods.
JigSaw discovers high-order interactions from random forests.
problem Identifying complex interactions in biological data.
method Random forest structure analysis to find high-order interactions.
result JigSaw can explain outcomes in heart disease and breast cancer.
Develops a model for RNA-seq data clustering.
problem Challenges in clustering RNA-seq count data with variable selection.
method Sparse negative binomial mixture model with lasso or fused lasso regularization.
result Superior performance in clustering accuracy, feature selection, and biological interpretation.
PLIT identifies plant lncRNAs from RNA-seq data with high accuracy.
problem Inaccurate identification of lncRNAs in plant transcriptomic datasets.
method PLIT uses L1 regularization and iRF classification to select optimal features from sequence and codon-bias data.
result PLIT outperforms existing CPC tools in identifying lncRNAs in plant RNA-seq datasets.
A new method improves data representation for diverse tasks.
problem Learning meaningful representations for tasks like batch correction and counterfactual inference.
method Contrastive Mixture of Posteriors (CoMP) method using misalignment penalties.
result CoMP achieves state-of-the-art performance on challenging tasks.
A new parallel clustering method improves speed and accuracy for single cell transcriptomic data.
problem Challenges in clustering single cell transcriptomic data, including poor quality, lack of prior knowledge, and slow computation.
method Parallel Split Merge Sampling on Dirichlet Process Mixture Model (Para-DPMM).
result The Para-DPMM model outperforms existing methods in clustering quality and computational speed.
Method computes embeddings for RNA-seq data without genome alignment.
problem No need for genome alignment for RNA-seq data analysis.
method RNN transforms kmers into 2D latent space for transcriptomic analysis.
result Captures DNA sequence similarity and abundance in latent space.
Study of SK-N-AS cells' response to methamidophos using transcriptomics.
problem Understanding the transcriptional response of SK-N-AS cells to methamidophos exposure.
method Combination of statistical and machine learning methods for anomaly detection and causal network inference.
result Identification of key processes and transcripts involved in the response to methamidophos.
Motivation: Single cell transcriptome sequencing (scRNA-Seq) has become a revolutionary tool to study cellular and molecular processes at single cell resolution. Among existing technologies, the recently developed droplet-based platform enables efficient parallel processing of thousands of single cells with direct coun…
Deep learning identifies transcriptomic patterns and cell types associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity.
problem Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 varies in infecting and causing severe COVID-19.
method Developed a new approach to generating self-supervised edge features, using Graph Attention Networks (GAT) and Set Transformer.
result Achieved state-of-the-art performance in predicting disease state of individual cells using single-cell RNA sequencing data.
Quantitatively predicting phenotype variables by the expression changes in a set of candidate genes is of great interest in molecular biology but it is also a challenging task for several reasons. First, the collected biological observations might be heterogeneous and correspond to different biological mechanisms. Seco…
Model predicts anti-cancer drug responses using gene and molecular data.
problem Expensive and time-consuming cancer drug discovery and tailoring.
method Uses variational autoencoders and multi-layer perceptrons to encode gene expression and drug data.
result High average R2 of 0.83 and 0.845 in predicting drug responses for breast and pan-cancer cell lines, respectively. Study uses machine learning to predict heart failure in cancer patients.
problem Early detection of cancer patients at risk for cardiotoxicity.
method Examined four machine learning algorithms on 143,199 cancer patients.
result Gradient boosting model achieved best AUC score of 0.9077.
System accurately detects lung cancer from CT images.
problem Early and accurate detection of lung cancer.
method Developed algorithms using a dataset of CT images.
result Accuracy of 72.2% on test dataset.
A new method infers causal gene regulatory networks from parallel CRISPR interventions and transcriptomic data.
problem Learning causal gene regulatory networks from observational data is complicated by lack of identifiability and a combinatorial solution space.
method A continuous optimization framework that leverages observational and interventional data to infer a single causal structure, assuming a linear Structural Equation Model (SEM).
result A provably consistent estimator of the true DAG under mild assumptions.
We estimate treatment cost-savings from early cancer diagnosis. For breast, lung, prostate and colorectal cancers and melanoma, which account for more than 50% of new incidences projected in 2017, we combine published cancer treatment cost estimates by stage with incidence rates by stage at diagnosis. We extrapolate to…
Deep learning models improve cancer detection and typing classification from gene expression data.
problem Challenges in establishing specificity for cancer diagnosis using gene expression data.
method Developed deep learning models using mRNA datasets for cancer detection and typing classification.
result Achieved 98% accuracy in cancer detection and 18 out of 32 cancer-typing classifications over 90% accuracy.
We present a novel method for extracting cancer signatures by applying statistical risk models (http://ssrn.com/abstract=2732453) from quantitative finance to cancer genome data. Using 1389 whole genome sequenced samples from 14 cancers, we identify an "overall" mode of somatic mutational noise. We give a prescription …
Proposes a robust similarity measure for sparse time series data.
problem Sparse time course data in biological settings.
method Gaussian processes (GP) similarity measure based on log-likelihood ratio.
result Enhanced robustness to noise compared to Euclidean distance.
Study predicts 10-year survival rates for breast cancer patients.
problem Predicting long-term survival of breast cancer patients.
method Machine learning approaches to assess survival rates.
result Improved accuracy in predicting 10-year survival.
Study uses Apple ML to accurately detect and classify lung cancer.
problem Accurate diagnosis and sub-classification of non-small cell lung cancer.
method Evaluation of Apple Create ML module on histopathological images.
result 100% detection and successful subclassification of non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancer patients admitted to ICU had improved survival over 10 years.
problem To assess changes in survival of cancer patients admitted to ICU over 10 years.
method Retrospective analysis of MIMIC-III database, adjusted for confounders using logistic regression.
result Cancer patients had significantly lower 28-day and 1-year mortality rates over 10 years.
Paper identifies key CpG methylation sites for breast cancer.
problem Early detection and treatment of breast cancer.
method Used machine learning on TCGA dataset to classify cancer vs. non-cancer samples.
result Reduced model with 25 key CpG sites achieves over 94% accuracy.
Data mining techniques predict breast cancer types with high accuracy.
problem Early detection of breast cancer to reduce mortality rates.
method Twelve classification algorithms applied to the Breast Cancer Wisconsin dataset.
result High accuracy in predicting malignant and benign breast cancer.
Study examines perceptions and attitudes about breast cancer on Twitter.
problem Understanding public perceptions and attitudes towards breast cancer on social media.
method Identified and collected tweets, used topic modeling and sentiment analysis.
result Identified themes and quantified users' perceptions and emotions about breast cancer.
Deep learning predicts breast cancer with high accuracy from patient data.
problem Early detection of breast cancer from patient data.
method Feature selection and k-fold Monte Carlo cross-validation using deep learning.
result Deep learning model effectively distinguishes between cancer and healthy patients.
Machine learning accurately diagnoses cancer from whole genome sequencing data.
problem Accurate cancer diagnosis at all stages.
method Novel MLAC (Machine Learning Against Cancer) method using next-gen RNA sequencing.
result Perfect precision, sensitivity, and specificity achieved for most tumor types.
Neural networks improve cancer risk prediction from family history data.
problem Improving cancer risk prediction from family history data using machine learning.
method Developed and trained neural network models on large pedigrees to predict hereditary cancers.
result Neural networks can achieve nearly optimal prediction performance and outperform traditional models in misreported data.
Machine learning detects metastatic breast cancer cases from linked EMR and cancer registry data.
problem Lack of metastatic recurrence data in cancer registries and EMRs.
method Semi-supervised machine learning on linked EMR and CCR data.
result Model achieved high accuracy in detecting metastatic breast cancer cases.
L-Perceptron improves breast cancer diagnosis and survival prediction.
problem Improving early prognosis and survival prediction rates for breast cancer.
method Proposes a novel type of perceptron (L-Perceptron) for better accuracy and sensitivity.
result Achieves 97.42% and 98.73% accuracy and sensitivity in Wisconsin Breast Cancer dataset.
We present *K-means clustering algorithm and source code by expanding statistical clustering methods applied in https://ssrn.com/abstract=2802753 to quantitative finance. *K-means is statistically deterministic without specifying initial centers, etc. We apply *K-means to extracting cancer signatures from genome data w…
Accurately predicting drug responses to cancer is an important problem hindering oncologists' efforts to find the most effective drugs to treat cancer, which is a core goal in precision medicine. The scientific community has focused on improving this prediction based on genomic, epigenomic, and proteomic datasets measu…