New open-source bioinformatics tool identifies factors responsible for diseases

(Boston University School of Medicine) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have developed and tested a new computational tool, Candidate Driver Analysis (CaDrA), which will search for combinations of factors that are likely to cause a specific disease. CaDrA recognizes that diseases are complex and likely induced by multiple causes. It is now available free to members of the research community.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news