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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics

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Published on: January 25, 2019

Assessing transcriptomic reidentification risks using discriminative sequence models.

Shuvom Sadhuka^1,2, Daniel Fridman^2,3, Bonnie Berger^1,2

¹Computer Science and AI Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.

Genome Research

|August 4, 2023

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Gene expression data can be used to link individuals across datasets, posing privacy risks. A new Discriminative Sequence Model (DSM) improves the accuracy of these linking attacks, revealing previously underestimated privacy concerns.

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Area of Science:

Genomics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology

Background:

Gene expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) link genetic variation to gene expression.
Sharing omics data raises privacy concerns due to potential re-identification of individuals.
Previous methods for assessing linking attack risks were limited by restrictive assumptions.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel framework for predicting genotypes from gene expression data.
To enhance the power and accuracy of linking attacks on omics datasets.
To provide a unified approach for assessing privacy risks in diverse omics data.

Main Methods:

Introduced the Discriminative Sequence Model (DSM), a probabilistic framework.
Modeled the joint distribution of eQTLs within genomic regions.
Incorporated calibration for linkage disequilibrium and redundant signals.

Main Results:

DSM significantly improves linking attack accuracy compared to existing methods.
Demonstrated enhanced linking power across various attack scenarios and datasets.
Identified substantial additional privacy risks overlooked by prior studies.

Conclusions:

DSM provides a more comprehensive assessment of privacy risks associated with gene expression data.
The framework is applicable to diverse omics datasets beyond transcriptomics.
Highlights the need for robust privacy-preserving strategies in omics data sharing.