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A Knowledge Graph for the Exploration of Human RSV Infection

Bisma Arshad1, Chu Ming Ko1, Mary McCabe1

  • 1Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|May 17, 2025
PubMed

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes severe infant infections. A new Knowledge Graph integrates decades of data to better understand RSV, aiding in identifying severe disease risks.

Area of Science:

  • Virology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a primary cause of infant acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTI).
  • Current treatments for severe RSV are palliative, and predicting severe disease progression remains challenging.
  • Knowledge Graphs (KG) offer a novel approach to synthesizing complex biological information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To consolidate over 60 years of heterogeneous information on RSV infection.
  • To create a pilot RSV Knowledge Graph (KG) for enhanced data exploration.
  • To identify interconnected nodes and pathways for a deeper understanding of RSV pathogenesis.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and data extraction from multiple heterogeneous sources.
  • Construction of a pilot Knowledge Graph (KG) for RSV.
  • Network analysis to identify key nodes and infer biological pathways.

Main Results:

  • Successfully integrated >60 years of RSV-related data into a pilot KG.
  • Identified highly interconnected nodes representing critical aspects of RSV infection.
  • Inferred potential pathways contributing to RSV disease severity.

Conclusions:

  • The pilot RSV KG provides a valuable resource for understanding RSV infection.
  • This approach can aid in identifying individuals at risk for severe RSV disease.
  • Further development of the KG can accelerate research into RSV prevention and treatment.

Keywords:
BioinformaticsKnowledge GraphRSVViruses

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