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Table 4 Comparison of Drosophila disease genes identified from OMIM/GWAS and fly disease genes identified by literature mining

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

Disease Category

Fly disease genes mapped from OMIM/GWAS

Fly disease genes from OMIM/GWAS that are studied in disease in literature

Fly disease genes from OMIM/GWAS with disease categories confirmed by literature

% of fly disease genes with disease categories confirmed by literature

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

2614

707

539

76%

Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

996

12

8

67%

Nervous System Diseases

1901

669

431

64%

Musculoskeletal Diseases

1433

88

56

64%

Cardiovascular Diseases

1140

95

58

61%

Stomatognathic Diseases

761

14

8

57%

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

1349

72

36

50%

Digestive System Diseases

1397

66

31

47%

Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases

775

64

27

42%

Neoplasms

673

382

145

38%

Male Urogenital Diseases

1069

202

75

37%

Eye Diseases

1356

334

120

36%

Respiratory Tract Diseases

639

6

2

33%

Immune System Diseases

523

56

18

32%

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications

1041

236

72

31%

Mental Disorders

906

345

105

30%

Endocrine System Diseases

627

94

27

29%

Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

896

255

71

28%

Parasitic Diseases

28

122

2

2%

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

489

1074

143

13%

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

36

133

14

11%

Disorders of Environmental Origin

1768

358

 

0%

Virus Diseases

48

24

0

0%

Substance-Related Disorders

17

 

0

0%

All Categories

4282

1534

888

58%