期刊
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
卷 54, 期 1, 页码 293-301出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2028002
关键词
MALDI-TOF; haemoglobin; molecular diagnostics
资金
- Shenzhen Science and technology project [JCYJ20190814121801683]
- National Megaprojects for Key Infectious Diseases [2018ZX10732202-003]
This study constructed a machine learning model based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to screen for thalassaemia, achieving good classification performance and showing great potential for rapid screening in large populations.
Background Thalassaemia is one of the most common inherited monogenic diseases worldwide with a heavy global health burden. Considering its high prevalence in low and middle-income countries, a cheap, accurate and high-throughput screening test of thalassaemia prior to a more expensive confirmatory diagnostic test is urgently needed. Methods In this study, we constructed a machine learning model based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry quantification of haemoglobin chains in blood, and for the first time, evaluated its diagnostic efficacy in 674 thalassaemia (including both asymptomatic carriers and symptomatic patients) and control samples collected in three hospitals. Parameters related to haemoglobin imbalance (alpha-globin, beta-globin, gamma-globin, alpha/beta and alpha-beta) were used for feature selection before classification model construction with 8 machine learning methods in cohort 1 and further model efficiency validation in cohort 2. Results The logistic regression model with 5 haemoglobin peak features achieved good classification performance in validation cohort 2 (AUC 0.99, 95% CI 0.98-1, sensitivity 98.7%, specificity 95.5%). Furthermore, the logistic regression model with 6 haemoglobin peak features was also constructed to specifically identify beta-thalassaemia (AUC 0.94, 95% CI 0.91-0.97, sensitivity 96.5%, specificity 87.8% in validation cohort 2). Conclusions For the first time, we constructed an inexpensive, accurate and high-throughput classification model based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry quantification of haemoglobin chains and demonstrated its great potential in rapid screening of thalassaemia in large populations. Key messages Thalassaemia is one of the most common inherited monogenic diseases worldwide with a heavy global health burden. We constructed a machine learning model based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry quantification of haemoglobin chains to screen for thalassaemia.
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