Machine learning approaches for predicting bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis in women with osteoporosis using vegfa gene polymorphisms

Jin Woo Kim, Jeong Yee, Sang Hyeon Oh, Sun Hyun Kim, Sun Jong Kim, Jee Eun Chung, Hye Sun Gwak

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Abstract

Objective: This nested case–control study aimed to investigate the effects of VEGFA poly-morphisms on the development of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) in women with osteoporosis. Methods: Eleven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the VEGFA were assessed in a total of 125 patients. Logistic regression was performed for multivariable analy-sis. Machine learning algorithms, namely, fivefold cross-validated multivariate logistic regression, elastic net, random forest, and support vector machine, were developed to predict risk factors for BRONJ occurrence. Area under the receiver-operating curve (AUROC) analysis was conducted to assess clinical performance. Results: The VEGFA rs881858 was significantly associated with BRONJ development. The odds of BRONJ development were 6.45 times (95% CI, 1.69–24.65) higher among carriers of the wild-type rs881858 allele compared with variant homozygote carriers after adjusting for covariates. Additionally, variant homozygote (GG) carriers of rs10434 had higher odds than those with wild-type allele (OR, 3.16). Age ≥ 65 years (OR, 16.05) and bisphosphonate exposure ≥ 36 months (OR, 3.67) were also significant risk factors for BRONJ occurrence. AUROC values were higher than 0.78 for all machine learning methods employed in this study. Conclusion: Our study showed that the BRONJ occurrence was associated with VEGFA polymorphisms in osteoporotic women.

Original languageEnglish
Article number541
JournalJournal of Personalized Medicine
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

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Keywords

  • Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis
  • Gene polymorphism
  • Machine learning
  • VEGFA

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