Publications by authors named "Sandra Therrien-Laperriere"

Article Synopsis
  • Metabolite genome-wide association studies (mGWAS) help uncover how genetics influence metabolite levels, but interpreting these associations is tough without effective tools.
  • The authors introduce a new metric called shortest reactional distance (SRD) from the KEGG database to improve the biological interpretation of mGWAS results.
  • Their research shows that SRD values correlate well with mGWAS findings and can help identify potential false negatives in existing metabolic pathway databases, making SRD a valuable tool for linking genetics to metabolism.
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Article Synopsis
  • * This research calculates the shortest reactional distance (SRD) using data from the KEGG database to enhance the interpretation of mGWAS results, demonstrating a correlation between SRD values and statistical significance.
  • * The SRD metric could help identify potentially overlooked gene-metabolite associations and rectify inaccuracies in metabolic pathway databases, emphasizing its value as a reliable tool for integrating statistical data with biological networks.
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