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Sergi Soldevila
dblp:425/4889
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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2025
0009-0008-7439-9196ORCID · reported
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Applied, interdisciplinary, general and emerging computing · 1 · 1 since 2021
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| Interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and emerging computing
1 paper |
Bioinformatics and computational biology · 100% |
Topics — the 1 heaviest of 2, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bioinformatics and computational biology › statistical genetics › variant effect prediction
variant pathogenicity prediction |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Missense variants pathogenicity annotation from homologous proteins · Bioinform. 2025 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
homology analysis · 0.9
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missense variants pathogenicity annotation from homologous proteinsabstractMOTIVATION: High-throughput DNA sequencing has revealed millions of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in the human genome, with a small fraction linked to disease. The effect of missense variants, which alter the protein sequence, is particularly challenging to interpret due to the scarcity of clinical annotations and experimental information. While using conservation and structural information, current prediction tools still struggle to predict variant pathogenicity. In this study, we explored the pathogenicity of homologous missense variants-variants in equivalent positions across homologous proteins-focusing on proteins involved in autosomal dominant diseases. RESULTS: Our analysis of 2976 pathogenic and 17 555 non-pathogenic homologous variants demonstrated that pathogenicity can be extrapolated with 95% accuracy within a family, or up to 98% for closer homologs. Remarkably, the evaluation of 27 commonly used mutation predictor methods revealed that they were not fully capturing this biological feature. To facilitate the exploration of homologous variants, we created HomolVar, a web server that computationally predicts the pathogenesis of missense variants using annotations from homologous variants, freely available at https://rarevariants.org/HomolVar. Overall, these findings and the accompanying tool offer a robust method for predicting the pathogenicity of unannotated variants, enhancing genotype-phenotype correlations, and contributing to diagnosing rare genetic disorders. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: HomolVar is freely available at https://rarevariants.org/HomolVar. Gabriel Ruiz-Alías, Sergi Soldevila, Xavier Altafaj, Arnau Cordomí, Mireia Olivella |
Bioinform. | 2 |