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A New Deep Learning and XAI-Based Algorithm for Features Selection in Genomics (2303.16914v1)
Published 29 Mar 2023 in q-bio.GN, cs.AI, and cs.LG
Abstract: In the field of functional genomics, the analysis of gene expression profiles through Machine and Deep Learning is increasingly providing meaningful insight into a number of diseases. The paper proposes a novel algorithm to perform Feature Selection on genomic-scale data, which exploits the reconstruction capabilities of autoencoders and an ad-hoc defined Explainable Artificial Intelligence-based score in order to select the most informative genes for diagnosis, prognosis, and precision medicine. Results of the application on a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia dataset evidence the effectiveness of the algorithm, by identifying and suggesting a set of meaningful genes for further medical investigation.