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ReviewComputational and structural biotechnology journal2026

Artificial Intelligence in Bulk RNA-Seq: Challenges and Potential Solutions.

Mostafa Rezapour, Stephanie V Trefry, Lorreta A Opoku, Aarthi Narayanan

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Review in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mostafa RezapourWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9569-118X
Stephanie V TrefryDepartment of Biology, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2039-1825
Lorreta A OpokuSchool of Systems Biology, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Aarthi NarayananDepartment of Biology, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bulk RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) produces high-dimensional gene expression data where the number of measured features greatly exceeds the number of available samples, which challenges artificial intelligence (AI)-based modeling. In this setting, models are highly susceptible to overfitting and may fail to generalize across independent datasets when feature dimensionality is not adequately controlled. Feature (gene) selection is therefore essential for reliable inference, particularly when it is performed strictly within training data to prevent information leakage. This review examines how high dimensionality and limited sample size constrain AI-based analysis of bulk RNA-seq data and surveys feature selection strategies used to address these challenges. Emphasis is placed on statistically guided, training-only frameworks, with a focus on generalized linear models with quasi-likelihood

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PMID41939295
PMCPMC13047732

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