title: SNP sets selection under mutual information criterion, application to F7/FVII dataset.
abstract: One of the main goals of human genetics is to find genetic markers related to complex diseases. In blood coagulation process, it is known that genetic variability in F7 gene is the most responsible for observed variations in FVII levels in blood. In this work, we propose a method for selecting sets of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly correlated with a phenotype (FVII levels). This method employs a feature selection algorithm (variant of Sequential Forward Selection, SFS) based on a criterion of statistical significance of a mutual information functional. This algorithm is applied to a sample of independent individuals from the GAIT project. Main SNPs found by the algorithm are in correspondence with previous results published using family-based techniques.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Centre de Recerca en Enginyeria Biomédica, Departament de Enginyeria, de Sistemes, Automàtica i Informàtica industrial, Universitat Politcénica de Catalunya, Pau Gargallo 5, Barcelona, Spain. helena.brunel@upc.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brunel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabater-Lleal
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Souto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fontcuberta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vallverdu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Soria
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caminal
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005167:Factor VII / Q000235:genetics*; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010641:Phenotype; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005167:Factor VII