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ArticleNature communications2024

Data-driven recombination detection in viral genomes.

Tommaso Alfonsi, Anna Bernasconi, Matteo Chiara, Stefano Ceri

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Hidden Markov models detect recombination and ancestry of SARS-CoV-2.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  4. A Pandemic-Scale Ancestral Recombination Graph for SARS-CoV-2.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tommaso Alfonsi *Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4707-8425
Anna Bernasconi *Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133, Milan, Italy. anna.bernasconi@polimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8016-5750
Matteo ChiaraDepartment of Biosciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-4961
Stefano CeriDepartment of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/5, 20133, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0671-2415
Politecnico di Milano · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) P2022CNN2J
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombination is a key molecular mechanism for the evolution and adaptation of viruses. The first recombinant SARS-CoV-2 genomes were recognized in 2021; as of today, more than ninety SARS-CoV-2 lineages are designated as recombinant. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several methods for detecting recombination in SARS-CoV-2 have been proposed; however, none could faithfully confirm manual analyses by experts in the field. We hereby present RecombinHunt, an original data-driven method for the identification of recombinant genomes, capable of recognizing recombinant SARS-CoV-2 genomes (or lineages) with one or two breakpoints with high accuracy and within reduced turn-around times. ReconbinHunt shows high specificity and sensitivity, compares favorably with other state-of-the-art methods, and faithfully confirms manual analyses by experts. RecombinHunt identifies recombinant viral genomes from the recent monkeypox epidemic in high concordance with manually curated analyses by experts, suggesting that our approach is robust and can be applied to any epidemic/pandemic virus.

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COVID-19PandemicsGenome, ViralHumansPhylogenyRecombination, GeneticSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID38632281
PMCPMC11024102
OpenAlexW4394872347

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