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Mergeomics 2.0: a web server for multi-omics data integration to elucidate disease networks and predict therapeutics

Jessica Ding, Montgomery Blencowe, Thien Xuan Nghiem, Sung Min Ha, Yen-Wei Chen, Gaoyan Li, Xia Yang

Nucleic Acids Research · 2021

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Summary

Mergeomics 2.0 is an updated, freely accessible web server for integrating multi-omics disease association data to derive biological pathways and identify key regulatory drivers of disease. The version 2.0 release includes substantial user interface improvements, expanded functional genomics and disease datasets, and a newly incorporated drug repositioning pipeline (PharmOmics) to predict therapeutics targeting identified disease processes. The tool is designed to reduce analytical workload whilst providing flexibility for diverse user-specific omics integration needs.

Regional applicability

As a freely accessible bioinformatics platform, Mergeomics 2.0 is globally applicable and would be available to UK-based researchers and clinicians seeking to integrate multi-omics data for disease pathway discovery. The tool's utility depends on its integration with UK-specific disease GWAS and functional genomics datasets, and its accessibility may support precision medicine initiatives in NHS research contexts.

Key measures

Analytical outputs from four core functions: Marker Dependency Filtering (MDF), Marker Set Enrichment Analysis (MSEA), Meta-MSEA, and Key Driver Analysis (KDA); drug repositioning predictions from PharmOmics pipeline

Outcomes reported

The study describes the development and features of Mergeomics 2.0, a web server that integrates multi-omics data to identify disease-relevant biological pathways, key regulatory drivers, and potential drug targets. The platform processes summary statistics from multiple omics association studies (GWAS, EWAS, TWAS, PWAS) and incorporates new functionality including an improved user interface, expanded datasets, and a drug repositioning pipeline (PharmOmics).

Theme
Measurement & metrics
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
Methodology / tool development
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
United States
System type
Laboratory / in vitro
DOI
10.1093/nar/gkab405
Catalogue ID
SNmoj1yugd-4dejj9

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