GeneticNetworkScore is part of the phenotype and metabotype analysis implemented in PheNoBo.
This node is the successor of the PhenoToGeno node and the MetaboToGeno node.
It is the predecessor of the NetworkScore node.
The aim of GeneticNetworkScore is to refine the gene scores of PhenoToGeno and MetaboToGeno.
The node calculates a new score for each gene based on a genetic network.
The procedure increases the scores of genes that interact with known causal genes for the patient's condition.
Therefore, the GeneticNetworkScore node enables the detection of new disease genes.
GeneticNetworkScore requires 2 tables with input data: the initial gene scores and a genetic network.
For detailed information about the format of the tables have a look at the Input Port section and
at the example files provided at https://github.com/marie-sophie/mapra.
The node implements a random walk with restart on a genetic network.
The random walk with restart is an iterative procedure based on the function st+1 = (1-r)Mst + rs0.
The function describes a random score transfer along the edges of the network.
st is a vector and denotes the scores of all genes after t iterations.
The vector s0 contains the initial scores calculated by PhenoToGeno or MetaboToGeno.
M is a (sparse) transition matrix representing the edges of the genetic network.
The entries mi,j of M give the probability of transferring scores from gene j to gene i.
The parameter r gives the fraction of the original scores s0 that is not distributed within the network.
Finally, the gene scores of the random walk with restart are translated into enrichment scores.
The enrichment score of a gene with gene score g is determined as log10(gn) where n denotes the total number of genes.
If the enrichment score is greater than 0, the gene score is higher than expected for a random prediction (where all genes get a score of n-1).
If the enrichment score is lower than 0, the gene score is lower than expected for a random prediction.
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Input Ports
- Scored Genes: a table produced by the PhenoToGeno node or the MetaboToGeno node. GeneticNetworkScore requires not all columns generated by PhenoToGeno or MetaboToGeno. This node only depends on the columns gene_id and gene_probability.
- Network: a table representing a genetic network. Each row corresponds to an undirected edge of the network. The edges are described by 2 columns called gene1 and gene2 giving the gene ids of the edge's vertices. If the option Use Weighted Edges is checked, the table requires a third column named weight with integer values.
Output Ports
- Gene Scores: Each row represents a gene and consists of 3 columns: gene_id, gene_probability and enrichment_score. The column gene_probability contains modified gene scores based on the scores from the table at input port 0. The gene probability indicates the likelihood that the gene is causal for the patient's disease. The column enrichment_score is a gene score that is normalized for the total number of genes. If the enrichment score is above 0, the gene probability is higher than expected for a random prediction.
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