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  • OptiMo‐LDLr: An Integrated ...
    Larrea‐Sebal, Asier; Sasiain, Iñaki; Jebari‐Benslaiman, Shifa; Galicia‐Garcia, Unai; Uribe, Kepa B.; Benito‐Vicente, Asier; Gracia‐Rubio, Irene; Bediaga‐Bañeres, Harbil; Arrasate, Sonia; Cenarro, Ana; Civeira, Fernando; González‐Díaz, Humberto; Martín, Cesar

    Advanced science, 04/2024, Letnik: 11, Številka: 13
    Journal Article

    Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited metabolic disease affecting cholesterol metabolism, with 90% of cases caused by mutations in the LDL receptor gene (LDLR), primarily missense mutations. This study aims to integrate six commonly used predictive software to create a new model for predicting LDLR mutation pathogenicity and mapping hot spot residues. Six predictive‐software are selected: Polyphen‐2, SIFT, MutationTaster, REVEL, VARITY, and MLb‐LDLr. Software accuracy is tested with the characterized variants annotated in ClinVar and, by bioinformatic and machine learning techniques all models are integrated into a more accurate one. The resulting optimized model presents a specificity of 96.71% and a sensitivity of 98.36%. Hot spot residues with high potential of pathogenicity appear across all domains except for the signal peptide and the O‐linked domain. In addition, translating this information into 3D structure of the LDLr highlights potentially pathogenic clusters within the different domains, which may be related to specific biological function. The results of this work provide a powerful tool to classify LDLR pathogenic variants. Moreover, an open‐access guide user interface (OptiMo‐LDLr) is provided to the scientific community. This study shows that combination of several predictive software results in a more accurate prediction to help clinicians in FH diagnosis. OptiMo‐LDLr is an advanced computational model that improves predictions of LDL receptor (LDLr) variant pathogenicity. It outperforms other methods, accurately distinguishing between pathogenic and benign LDLr variants, and identifies critical residues in all domains except the signal peptide and O‐linked domain. OptiMo‐LDLr also visualizes 3D hot spot areas, enhancing understanding of FH and aiding clinicians in managing this genetic condition.