Variant effect predictor correlation with functional assays is reflective of clinical classification performance
Our results suggest that comparing VEP performance against diverse functional assays represents a reliable strategy for assessing their relative performance in clinical variant classification. However, major challenges in clinical interpretation of VEP scores persist, highlighting the need for further research to fully leverage computational predictors for genetic diagnosis. We also address practical considerations for end users in terms of choice of methodology.
Authors
- Joseph A. Marsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4132-0628)
- Benjamin Livesey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6866-1452)
Institutions
- Institute of Genetics and Cancer (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03575-w
- Citations
- 25
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 45.43
Funders
- Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine
- Medical Research Council