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Understanding the association between CNVs and disease susceptibility is significant in disease genetics research and often requires analysis of large sample sizes. One of the most cost-effective and scalable methods for detecting CNVs is based on normalized signal intensity values, such as Log R Ratio (LRR) and B Allele Frequency (BAF), from Illumina genotyping arrays. In this study, we present CNV-Finder, a novel pipeline integrating deep learning techniques on array data, specifically a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network, to expedite the large-scale identification of CNVs within predefined genomic regions. This facilitates efficient prioritization of samples for time-consuming or costly subsequent analyses such as Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA), short-read, and long-read whole genome sequencing. We incorporate four genes to establish our methods\u2014Parkin (\n                  <jats:italic>PRKN<\/jats:italic>\n                  ), Leucine Rich Repeat And Ig Domain Containing 2 (\n                  <jats:italic>LINGO2<\/jats:italic>\n                  ), Microtubule Associated Protein Tau (\n                  <jats:italic>MAPT<\/jats:italic>\n                  ), and alpha-Synuclein (\n                  <jats:italic>SNCA<\/jats:italic>\n                  )\u2014which may be relevant to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD), Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), or related disorders such as essential tremor (ET). By training our models on expert-annotated samples and validating them across diverse cohorts, including those from the Global Parkinson\u2019s Genetics Program (GP2) and additional dementia-specific databases, we demonstrate the efficacy of CNV-Finder in accurately detecting deletions and duplications. Our pipeline outputs app-compatible files for visualization within CNV-Finder\u2019s interactive web application. This interface enables researchers to review predictions and filter displayed samples by model prediction values, LRR range, and variant count in order to explore or confirm results. Our pipeline integrates this human feedback to enhance model performance and reduce false positive rates. Through a series of comprehensive analyses and validations using visual inspection, MLPA, short-read, and long-read sequencing data, we demonstrate the robustness and adaptability of CNV-Finder in identifying CNVs with regions of varied size, probe density, and noise. Our findings highlight the significance of contextual understanding and human expertise in enhancing the precision of CNV identification, particularly in complex genomic regions like 17q21.31. The CNV-Finder pipeline is a scalable, publicly available resource for the scientific community, available on GitHub (\n                  <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/GP2code\/CNV-Finder\">https:\/\/github.com\/GP2code\/CNV-Finder<\/jats:ext-link>\n                  ; DOI\n                  <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14182563\">10.5281\/zenodo.14182563<\/jats:ext-link>\n                  ). CNV-Finder not only expedites accurate candidate identification but also significantly reduces the manual workload for researchers, enabling future targeted validation and downstream analyses in regions or phenotypes of interest.\n                <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1101\/2024.11.22.624040","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,23]],"date-time":"2024-11-23T18:30:41Z","timestamp":1732386641000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["CNV-Finder: Streamlining Copy Number Variation 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