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Stratifying variant deleteriousness and trait-modulating effect under human recent adaptation using the FIND model.

Xutong Fan^1,2, Dandan Huang³, Zhikun Wu¹

¹Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

|October 30, 2025

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The new FIND model better categorizes genetic variants by fitness and frequency, improving the distinction between neutral, trait-influencing, and disease-causing alleles for enhanced genetic health insights.

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Area of Science:

Genetics
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology

Background:

Distinguishing the impact of genetic variants on health remains challenging.
Current methods inadequately capture the full spectrum of variant effects on fitness and disease susceptibility.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce the FIND (Fitness and Derived Allele Frequency) model.
Refine the categorization of genetic variants based on their impact on fitness and allele frequency.
Improve the differentiation of trait-modulating, deleterious, and neutral alleles.

Main Methods:

Developed the FIND model for variant stratification.
Utilized fitness spectrum and derived allele frequency for categorization.
Compared FIND performance against existing genome-wide methods.

Main Results:

FIND demonstrates enhanced resolution in differentiating allele types.
Achieved higher performance compared to existing genome-wide approaches.
Showcased potential in reclassifying variants of unknown significance.

Conclusions:

The FIND model offers a more nuanced approach to variant interpretation.
FIND provides a valuable new tool for understanding genetic contributions to health.
Facilitates improved reclassification of clinical variants.