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AI agent achieves 93.55% accuracy in genetic disease severity classification

Researchers have developed an AI agent that uses a combination of reasoning and retrieval-augmented generation to classify the severity of genetic diseases. This agent was trained on 10,211 Human Phenotype Ontology terms and utilized guidelines from the American College of Medical Genetics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The system achieved 93.55% accuracy at the phenotype level and demonstrated 95.2% concordance with an external gene list, offering a standardized and automated approach to genetic disease classification. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more standardized and efficient genetic screening processes, potentially accelerating diagnosis and treatment for genetic conditions.

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AI agent achieves 93.55% accuracy in genetic disease severity classification

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Tohid Ghasemnejad, Ahmadreza Argha, Mark Grosser, John Wang, Min Yang, Thantrira Porntaveetus, Tony Roscioli, Nigel H. Lovell, Mahmoud Aarabi, Hamid Alinejad-Rokny ·

    Large Language Model Agents for Evidence Based Genetic Disease Severity Classification

    arXiv:2609.19569v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Disease severity classification for genetic conditions is subjective and labor-intensive, creating bottlenecks in genomic screening, where commercial panels vary widely in size and overlap. We developed an autonomous AI agent inte…