用特征加权模型来解决来自Mycobacterium结核病基因组序列的药物耐药性预测中的血统依赖性

Nina Billows1,2, Jody E Phelan3, Dong Xia1

  • 1Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom.

概括

机器学习模型可以预测结核病 (TB) 的耐药性,但可能会受到Mycobacterium结核复合体 (MTBC) 人口结构的偏差. 特征选择和权衡方法减少了这种偏差,改善了结核病耐药性预测的模型通用性.

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