AI identifies key gene sets that cause complex diseases (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

AI identifies key gene sets that cause complex diseases

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Northwestern University biophysicists have developed a new computational tool for identifying the gene combinations underlying complex illnesses like diabetes, cancer and asthma. Unlike single-gene disorders, these conditions are influenced by a network of multiple genes working together. 

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