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@article{Greenbury:2020:10.1016/j.cels.2019.10.009,
author = {Greenbury, S and Barahona, M and Johnston, I},
doi = {10.1016/j.cels.2019.10.009},
journal = {Cell Systems},
pages = {39--51},
title = {HyperTraPS: Inferring probabilistic patterns of trait acquisition in evolutionary and disease progression pathways},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2019.10.009},
volume = {10},
year = {2020}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB - The explosion of data throughout the biomedical sciences provides unprecedented opportunities to learn about the dynamics of evolution and disease progression, but harnessing these large and diverse datasets remains challenging. Here, we describe a highly generalisable statistical platform to infer the dynamic pathways by which many, potentially interacting, discrete traits are acquired or lost over time in biomedical systems. The platform uses HyperTraPS (hypercubic transition path sampling) to learn progression pathways from cross-sectional, longitudinal, or phylogenetically-linked data with unprecedented efficiency, readily distinguishing multiple competing pathways, and identifying the most parsimonious mechanisms underlying given observations. Its Bayesian structure quantifies uncertainty in pathway structure and allows interpretable predictions of behaviours, such as which symptom a patient will acquire next. We exploit the model’s topology to provide visualisation tools for intuitive assessment of multiple, variable pathways. We apply the method to ovarian cancer progression and the evolution of multidrug resistance in tuberculosis, demonstrating its power to reveal previously undetected dynamic pathways.
AU - Greenbury,S
AU - Barahona,M
AU - Johnston,I
DO - 10.1016/j.cels.2019.10.009
EP - 51
PY - 2020///
SN - 2405-4712
SP - 39
TI - HyperTraPS: Inferring probabilistic patterns of trait acquisition in evolutionary and disease progression pathways
T2 - Cell Systems
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2019.10.009
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405471219303850?via%3Dihub
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/73878
VL - 10
ER -