PatientMatcher: A customizable Python-based open-source tool for matching undiagnosed rare disease patients via the Matchmaker Exchange networkShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Human Mutation, ISSN 1059-7794, E-ISSN 1098-1004, Vol. 43, no 6, p. 708-716Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The amount of data available from genomic medicine has revolutionized the approach to identify the determinants underlying many rare diseases. The task of confirming a genotype–phenotype causality for a patient affected with a rare genetic disease is often challenging. In this context, the establishment of the Matchmaker Exchange (MME) network has assumed a pivotal role in bridging heterogeneous patient information stored on different medical and research servers. MME has made it possible to solve rare disease cases by “matching” the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of a patient of interest with patient data available at other clinical facilities participating in the network. Here, we present PatientMatcher (https://github.com/Clinical-Genomics/patientMatcher), an open-source Python and MongoDB-based software solution developed by Clinical Genomics facility at the Science for Life Laboratory in Stockholm. PatientMatcher is designed as a standalone MME server, but can easily communicate via REST API with external applications managing genetic analyses and patient data. The MME node is being implemented in clinical routine in collaboration with the Genomic Medicine Center Karolinska at the Karolinska University Hospital. PatientMatcher is written to implement the MME API and provides several customizable settings, including a custom-fit similarity score algorithm and adjustable matching results notifications.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2022. Vol. 43, no 6, p. 708-716
Keywords [en]
gene discovery, genomic API, Matchmaker Exchange, matchmaking, rare disease, algorithm, Article, data availability, data integration, e-mail, equipment design, genomic medicine, genotype, human, open source software, patient coding, patient information, undiagnosed disease, genetic association study, genetic predisposition, genetics, information dissemination, procedures, software, Genetic Association Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Rare Diseases, Undiagnosed Diseases
National Category
Medical Genetics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-321868DOI: 10.1002/humu.24358ISI: 000765283000001PubMedID: 35192731Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85126040419OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-321868DiVA, id: diva2:1713541
Note
QC 20221125
2022-11-252022-11-252022-11-25Bibliographically approved