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Revise pattern to use 'variation instead of 'mutation' #3469

Closed nicolevasilevsky closed 3 years ago

nicolevasilevsky commented 3 years ago

For the disease series by gene pattern, we create terms that are labeled: [disease] caused by mutation in [gene]

We propose to change the primary label to: [disease] caused by variation in [gene]

per @courtneythaxton's advice on https://github.com/monarch-initiative/mondo/issues/3123#issuecomment-893839567

@ahamosh please let us know if there are any objections to using 'variation' in the primary label in place of 'mutation'.

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ahamosh commented 3 years ago

Do you want just variation or do you want pathogenic variant(s), or pathogenic variation? I have no problem with removing the word mutation, but it is much easier to search for and find the word mutation than variant or variation.

courtneythaxton commented 3 years ago

Hmm, you ask a good question @ahamosh. My first instinct would be to suggest just variation, however I understand that use of "variation" would indicate possibly more than one variant that is causative, or pathogenic for the related disease. My only worry with saying pathogenic variant, is whether all of these variants have been evaluated per ACMg guidelines. There will be instances like Sickle Cell Anemia that are well established, however there could be newer gene-disease relationships that show a single variant in multiple (like 5 or less) un-related individuals, but may not have enough alternative data to support a pathogenic classification.

nicolevasilevsky commented 3 years ago

On the Mondo call, we decided to use variant instead of pathologic variant.