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Published on: July 9, 2021
Letter on the results of the BASiNET method in the paper 'A systematic evaluation of computational tools for lncRNA
Fabrício Martins Lopes1, Matheus H Pimenta-Zanon1
1Computer Science Department, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Alberto Carazzai, 1640, 86300-000, Cornélio Procópio, PR, Brazil.
Abstract:
This letter points out a conceptual error made by the authors of a published paper, which presents a review and evaluation of computational methods in lncRNA identification. The error was made in the execution of the BASiNET method when considering an example file (toy model) made available by the authors with the aim of showing how a classification model could be stored in a file for later use. In this letter, this error is contextualized, the correct use of the BASiNET method is pointed out and the results of its correct execution to one of the datasets used in the review article are presented. The results clearly show the misuse of the method and present its correct use so that it can be fairly compared with other methods in the literature and prevent its misuse from being replicated by new studies.
