A Survey of Gene Prioritization Tools for Mendelian and Complex Human Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Modern high-throughput experiments provide us with numerous potential associations between genes and diseases. Experimental validation of all the discovered associations, let alone all the possible interactions between them, is time-consuming and expensive. To facilitate the discovery of causative genes, various approaches for prioritization of genes according to their relevance for a given disease have been developed. In this article, we explain the gene prioritization problem and provide an overview of computational tools for gene prioritization. Among about a hundred of published gene prioritization tools, we select and briefly describe 14 most up-to-date and user-friendly. Also, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of existing tools, challenges of their validation, and the direc

SUBMITTER: Zolotareva O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074139 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature