Markov models for accumulating mutations

Details Markov models for accumulating mutations Markov models for accumulating mutations

2007-09-17

arxiv.org/abs/0709.2646v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Populations and Evolution

21 pages, 8 figures

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We introduce and analyze a waiting time model for the accumulation of genetic changes. The continuous time conjunctive Bayesian network is defined by a partially ordered set of mutations and by the rate of fixation of each mutation. The partial order encodes constraints on the order in which mutations can fixate in the population, shedding light on the mutational pathways underlying the evolutionary process. We study a censored version of the model and derive equations for an EM algorithm to perform maximum likelihood estimation of the model parameters. We also show how to select the maximum likelihood poset. The model is applied to genetic data from different cancers and from drug resistant HIV samples, indicating implications for diagnosis and treatment.

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