Large-scale microbiome data integration enables robust biomarker identification.

ABSTRACT: The close association between gut microbiota dysbiosis and human diseases is being increasingly recognized. However, contradictory results are frequently reported, as confounding effects exist. The lack of unbiased data integration methods is also impeding the discovery of disease-associated microbial biomarkers from different cohorts. Here we propose an algorithm, NetMoss, for assessing shifts of microbial network modules to identify robust biomarkers associated with various diseases. Compared to previous approaches, the NetMoss method shows better performance in removing batch effects. Through comprehensive evaluations on both simulated and real datasets, we demonstrate that NetMoss has great advantages in the identification of disease-related biomarkers. Based on analysis of pandisease

SUBMITTER: Xiao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766547 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature