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  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Computational Biology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The TOMM40'523 poly-T repeat polymorphism (rs10524523) is linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive decline.
  • Accurate genotyping of this polymorphism is essential for neurodegeneration research.
  • Current methods for genotyping TOMM40'523 from whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data are often insufficient, requiring additional PCR and targeted sequencing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel computational pipeline for accurate genotyping of the TOMM40'523 poly-T repeat polymorphism directly from WGS data.
  • To assess the performance of this pipeline against traditional PCR-based genotyping methods.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an ensemble machine learning model using XGBoost, integrating predictions from multiple short tandem repeat (STR) detection tools.
  • Utilized STR tool predictions, k-mer counts, and other features for enhanced poly-T repeat length estimation.
  • Benchmarked the computational pipeline against PCR-based genotyping in 1,202 participants from four cohort studies.

Main Results:

  • The ensemble computational model significantly outperformed individual STR tools in repeat length estimation.
  • Achieved high accuracy in repeat length estimation (R² = 0.92) and genotype accuracy (93.2%) compared to PCR-derived gold standards.
  • Validated WGS-derived genotypes by replicating known associations between TOMM40'523 variants and cognitive decline.

Conclusions:

  • Computational genotyping of TOMM40'523 from WGS data is a scalable and reliable alternative to PCR-based assays.
  • This WGS-based approach facilitates broader investigations of TOMM40 variation in large-scale genetic studies.
  • The developed pipeline enhances the utility of existing WGS data for Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline research.