Article
Genetic and functional characterization of disease associations explains comorbidity.
Scientific reports - 24 Jul 2017
Rubio-Perez Carlota, Guney Emre, Aguilar Daniel, Piñero Janet, Garcia-Garcia Javier, Iadarola Barbara, Sanz Ferran, Fernandez-Fuentes Narcís, Furlong Laura I, Oliva Baldo
Abstract excerpt
Understanding relationships between diseases, such as comorbidities, has important socio-economic implications, ranging from clinical study design to health care planning. Most studies characterize disease comorbidity using shared genetic origins, ignoring pathway-based commonalities between diseases. In this study, we define the disease pathways using an interactome-based extension of known disease-genes and...
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