Document Type
Article
Version Deposited
Published Version
Publication Date
4-19-2011
Publication Title
BMC Systems Biology
DOI
10.1186/1752-0509-5-55
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Domains are basic units of proteins, and thus exploring associations between protein domains and human inherited diseases will greatly improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of human complex diseases and further benefit the medical prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. Within a given domain-domain interaction network, we make the assumption that similarities of disease phenotypes can be explained using proximities of domains associated with such diseases. Based on this assumption, we propose a Bayesian regression approach named "domainRBF" (domain Rank with Bayes Factor) to prioritize candidate domains for human complex diseases.
RESULTS: Using a compiled dataset containing 1,614 associations between 671 domains and 1,145 disease phenotypes, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach through three large-scale leave-one-out cross-validation experiments (random control, simulated linkage interval, and genome-wide scan), and we do so in terms of three criteria (precision, mean rank ratio, and AUC score). We further show that the proposed approach is robust to the parameters involved and the underlying domain-domain interaction network through a series of permutation tests. Once having assessed the validity of this approach, we show the possibility of ab initio inference of domain-disease associations and gene-disease associations, and we illustrate the strong agreement between our inferences and the evidences from genome-wide association studies for four common diseases (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, Crohn's disease, and breast cancer). Finally, we provide a pre-calculated genome-wide landscape of associations between 5,490 protein domains and 5,080 human diseases and offer free access to this resource.
CONCLUSIONS: The proposed approach effectively ranks susceptible domains among the top of the candidates, and it is robust to the parameters involved. The ab initio inference of domain-disease associations shows strong agreement with the evidence provided by genome-wide association studies. The predicted landscape provides a comprehensive understanding of associations between domains and human diseases.
Recommended Citation
Wangshu Zhang, Yong Chen, Fengzhu Sun, Rui Jiang. (2011). DomainRBF: a Bayesian regression approach to the prioritization of candidate domains for complex diseases. BMC Systems Biology 5:55.
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BMC Systems Biology is an Open Access journal.