Mayo Clinic x causaLens: Towards Causal Analysis of Genetic Factors for Colorectal Cancer

Mayo Clinic and causaLens researchers leveraged Causal AI techniques and causal analysis to discover causal drivers of Colorectal Cancer.

In this paper, we make the first steps towards a causal analysis of the expression of genes and proteins on the manifestation and stage of colorectal cancer. In order to avoid observer bias
we adopt a strictly data-driven approach. Therefore, we do not consider any prior knowledge or domain expertise when performing this initial analysis.