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  • Computational Biology
  • Genomics

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  • Most human diseases lack clear molecular basis, phenotypic traits, and therapeutic targets.
  • Similar diseases share molecular causes, diagnostic markers, or therapeutic strategies.
  • Identifying disease similarity is crucial for advancing medical research and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review methods for calculating disease similarity.
  • To evaluate performance assessment strategies and tools for disease similarity.
  • To discuss applications, limitations, and future trends in disease similarity analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Disease similarity is measured using molecular, phenotypic, and taxonomic associations.
  • Performance is assessed using category-based, simulated-patient-based, and benchmark-data-based strategies.
  • Frequently used methods are evaluated via a benchmark-data-based approach.

Main Results:

  • Dozens of tools have been developed for calculating disease similarity scores.
  • Disease similarity aids in predicting noncoding RNA function and identifying therapeutic drugs.
  • The review provides a comprehensive evaluation of current disease similarity methods.

Conclusions:

  • Disease similarity analysis is a valuable approach in the biomedical community.
  • Further research is needed to address current limitations and explore future trends.
  • Improved disease similarity calculations can accelerate drug discovery and disease treatment.