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A robust mRNA signature obtained via Recursive Ensemble Feature Selection predicts the responsiveness of omalizumab in moderate-to-severe asthma
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  • Alejandro Lopez-Rincon,
  • S. Kidwai,
  • P. Barbiero,
  • I. Meijerman,
  • A. Tonda,
  • * PPerez-Pardo,
  • P. Lio,
  • Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee,
  • D. L. Oberski,
  • Aletta Kraneveld
Alejandro Lopez-Rincon
Universiteit Utrecht Utrechts Instituut voor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen

Corresponding Author:a.lopezrincon@uu.nl

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S. Kidwai
Universiteit Utrecht Utrechts Instituut voor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen
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P. Barbiero
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
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I. Meijerman
Universiteit Utrecht Utrechts Instituut voor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen
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A. Tonda
Fondation de cooperation scientifique Campus Paris-Saclay
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* PPerez-Pardo
Universiteit Utrecht Utrechts Instituut voor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen
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P. Lio
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
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Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee
Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra
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D. L. Oberski
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
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Aletta Kraneveld
Universiteit Utrecht Utrechts Instituut voor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen
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Abstract

Background: Not being well controlled by therapy with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2 agonist bronchodilators is a major concern for severe-asthma patients. Current treatment option for these patients is the use of biologicals such as anti-IgE treatment, omalizumab, as add-on therapy. Despite the accepted use of omalizumab, patients do not always benefit from it. Therefore, there is a need to identify reliable biomarkers as predictors of omalizumab response. Methods: Two novel computational algorithms, machine-learning based Recursive Ensemble Feature Selection (REFS) and rule-based algorithm Logic Explainable Networks (LEN ) were used on open accessible mRNA expression data from moderate-to-severe asthma patients to identify genes as predictors of omalizumab response Results: With REFS, the number of features were reduced from 28,402 genes to 5 genes while obtaining a cross-validated accuracy of 0.975. The 5 responsiveness predictive genes encode for the following proteins: Coiled-coil domain- containing protein 113 (CCDC113), Solute Carrier Family 26 Member 8 (SLC26A), Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulatory Subunit 3D (PPP1R3D), C-Type lectin Domain Family 4 member C (CLEC4C) and LOC100131780 (not annotated). The LEN algorithm found 4 identical genes with REFS: CCDC113 ,SLC26A8 PPP1R3D and LOC100131780. Literature research showed that the 4 identified responsiveness predicting genes are associated with: mucosal immunity, cell metabolism, and airway remodeling. Conclusion and clinical relevance: Both computational methods show 4 identical genes as predictors of omalizumab response in moderate-to-severe asthma patients. The obtained high accuracy indicates that our approach has potential for clinical settings. Future studies in relevant cohort data should validate our computational approach.