V. Eric Kerchberger MD , J. Brennan McNeil BS , Neil Zheng MD , Diana Chang PhD , Carrie M. Rosenberger PhD , Angela J. Rogers MD , Julie A. Bastarache MD , QiPing Feng PhD , Wei-Qi Wei MD, PhD , Lorraine B. Ware MD
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Abstract
Background
Large population-based DNA biobanks linked to electronic health records (EHRs) may provide novel opportunities to identify genetic drivers of ARDS.
Research Question
Can a computerized algorithm identify ARDS in a large EHR biobank database, and can this be used to identify ARDS genetic risk factors?
Study Design and Methods
We developed a classifier algorithm to identify a diagnosis of ARDS as identified from the electronic health record (EHR-ARDS) using diagnostic billing codes, laboratory test results, and chest radiography report text. The classifier model performance was evaluated against investigator-adjudicated ARDS using standard classification metrics including sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and the Cohen κ value. After confirming acceptable classifier performance, we evaluated the association between EHR-ARDS and the MUC5B promoter polymorphism rs35705950 in 2 parallel genotyped cohorts: a prospective biomarker cohort of critically ill adults (Validating Acute Lung Injury Biomarkers for Diagnosis [VALID]) and a retrospective cohort from our institution’s de-identified EHR biobank, BioVU.
Results
We included 2,795 patients from VALID and 9,025 hospitalized participants from BioVU. EHR-ARDS showed moderate agreement with investigator-adjudicated ARDS (VALID: sensitivity, 0.86; specificity, 0.70; PPV, 0.49; NPV, 0.93; and κ, 0.45; BioVU: sensitivity, 0.94; specificity, 0.81; PPV, 0.66; NPV, 0.97; and κ, 0.67). We observed a significant age-gene interaction effect for EHR-ARDS in VALID: among older patients, rs35705950 was associated with increased EHR-ARDS risk (OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.05-1.78; P = .019), whereas among younger patients, this association was absent (OR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.70-1.21; P = .55). In BioVU, rs35705950 was associated with EHR-ARDS among all participants (OR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.01-1.43; P = .043); however, this effect did not vary by age.
Interpretation
The MUC5B promoter polymorphism was associated with EHR-ARDS in 2 parallel cohorts of at-risk adults. An age-gene effect modification was observed in VALID, whereas BioVU identified a consistent association between MUC5B and EHR-ARDS regardless of age. Our study highlights the potential for EHR biobanks to enable precision medicine ARDS studies.