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Table 3 Disease phenotypes associated with Drosophila genes in the literature

From: An integrative approach to ortholog prediction for disease-focused and other functional studies

Mesh

# of fly genes

# of fly genes with human ortholog(s)

# of fly genes shared disease categories with their human ortholog

% fly genes with human ortholog(s)

% fly genes shared disease categories with their human ortholog

Neoplasms

681

636

592

93%

93%

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

2105

1713

1566

81%

91%

Nervous System Diseases

1179

1004

878

85%

87%

Digestive System Diseases

105

94

81

90%

86%

Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

18

14

12

78%

86%

Mental Disorders

470

448

378

95%

84%

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

1234

1100

900

89%

82%

Cardiovascular Diseases

139

126

103

91%

82%

Stomatognathic Diseases

20

20

16

100%

80%

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

148

123

98

83%

80%

Immune System Diseases

112

84

64

75%

76%

Respiratory Tract Diseases

8

8

6

100%

75%

Disorders of Environmental Origin

760

642

466

84%

73%

Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases

100

96

69

96%

72%

Endocrine System Diseases

163

144

103

88%

72%

Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

577

452

310

78%

69%

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

558

413

276

74%

67%

Virus Diseases

38

32

21

84%

66%

Musculoskeletal Diseases

211

165

106

78%

64%

Male Urogenital Diseases

468

355

221

76%

62%

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

325

233

99

72%

42%

Eye Diseases

699

590

221

84%

37%

Parasitic Diseases

229

187

21

82%

11%

All Categories

3557

2739

2283

77%

83%