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Niko Beerenwinkel¹, Patrick Knupfer, Achim Tresch

¹ETH Zürich. niko.beerenwinkel@bsse.ethz.ch

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Pathogen evolution, driven by mutations, can be tracked using a new statistical model. This model maps genetic changes to phenotypic outcomes, revealing directed evolutionary escape pathways and non-linear mutation effects.

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary biology
Statistical genetics
Computational biology

Background:

Pathogen evolution, including immune escape and drug resistance, is driven by accumulating genetic mutations.
Understanding the dynamics and dependencies among genetic alterations and phenotypic changes is crucial for predicting pathogen evolution.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel statistical model for jointly estimating the dynamics and dependencies among genetic alterations and associated phenotypic changes.
To describe evolutionary escape as a directed process following a monotonic fitness landscape.
To provide efficient algorithms for parameter estimation and model selection.

Main Methods:

Integration of conjunctive Bayesian networks to define a partial order of genetic events.
Incorporation of isotonic regression to create a non-decreasing genotype-phenotype map.
Validation using simulated data and application to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance data.

Main Results:

The developed model successfully estimates genetic alteration dynamics and dependencies.
The genotype-phenotype map illustrates evolutionary escape as a directed process along a phenotypic gradient.
Analysis of HIV drug resistance data revealed non-linear effects of resistance mutations, dependent on the genetic background.

Conclusions:

The proposed statistical model offers a robust framework for analyzing pathogen evolutionary escape.
The findings highlight the complex, non-linear nature of genetic mutations in driving pathogen adaptation and resistance.
This approach can inform strategies to combat pathogen evolution and overcome medical intervention resistance.