Machine Learning-Assisted Copy Number Variation Analysis

Machine learning-assisted CNV analysis applies supervised, unsupervised, or deep learning algorithms to detect genomic regions that are duplicated or deleted relative to a reference genome. Rather than relying on fixed statistical thresholds, ML models learn discriminative patterns from read-depth signals, allele frequencies, and other features, substantially improving sensitivity and specificity over classical tools — especially in noisy or low-coverage sequencing data.