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Spectral clustering via sparse graph structure learning with application to proteomic signaling networks in cancer
, Akbani R, Baladandayuthapani V
Published in Elsevier
2018
Volume: 132
   
Pages: 46 - 69
Abstract

Clustering methods for multivariate data exploiting the underlying geometry of the graphical structure between variables are presented. As opposed to standard approaches for graph clustering that assume known graph structures, the edge structure of the unknown graph is first estimated using sparse regression based approaches for sparse graph structure learning. Subsequently, graph clustering on the lower dimensional projections of the graph is performed based on Laplacian embeddings using a penalized k-means approach, motivated by Dirichlet process mixture models in Bayesian nonparametrics. In contrast to standard algorithmic approaches for known graphs, the proposed method allows estimation and inference for both graph structure learning and clustering. More importantly, the arguments for Laplacian embeddings as suitable projections for graph clustering are formalized by providing theoretical support for the consistency of the eigenspace of the estimated graph Laplacians. Fast computational algorithms are proposed to scale the method to large number of nodes. Extensive simulations are presented to compare the clustering performance with standard methods. The methods are applied to a novel pan-cancer proteomic data set, and protein networks and clusters are evaluated across multiple different cancer types.

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JournalData powered by TypesetComputational Statistics & Data Analysis
PublisherData powered by TypesetElsevier
ISSN0167-9473
Open AccessNo
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