ViLoN-a multi-layer network approach to data integration demonstrated for patient stratification.

ABSTRACT: With more and more data being collected, modern network representations exploit the complementary nature of different data sources as well as similarities across patients. We here introduce the Variation of information fused Layers of Networks algorithm (ViLoN), a novel network-based approach for the integration of multiple molecular profiles. As a key innovation, it directly incorporates prior functional knowledge (KEGG, GO). In the constructed network of patients, patients are represented by networks of pathways, comprising genes that are linked by common functions and joint regulation in the disease. Patient stratification remains a key challenge both in the clinic and for research on disease mechanisms and treatments. We thus validated ViLoN for patient stratification on multiple data

SUBMITTER: Kandula MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature