The patterns used to detect mutation to disease associations in DiMeX are listed below, according to different sentence types. Each line represents one patterns. Please note that [] in pattern represents optional.


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#  Patterns for Association Sentence Types  #
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NP_1 VG_passive{head: associate} with NP_2

NP_1 VG_active{head: associate} with NP_2

NP{head: associate} of NP_1 with/and NP_2

NP{head: associate} between NP_1 and NP_2

NP{head: associate} in NP_1 at NP_2

NP_1 [VG_active] NP{head: associate} with NP_2

NP{head: role} of/for NP_1 in NP_2

NP_1 [VG_active] NP{head: role} in NP_2

NP_1 VG_active{head: contribute} to NP_2

NP{head: contribute} of NP_1 in/to NP_2

NP{head: effect} of NP_1 in/on NP_2

NP_1 [VG_active] NP{head: effect} in/on NP_2

NP_1 VG_active{head: affect} NP_2

NP_1 [VG_active] NP{head: susceptibility} to NP_2

NP_1 VG_passive{head: susceptible} for NP_2

NP_1 [VG_active] NP{head: risk} for NP_2

NP_1 VG_passive{head: involve} in NP_2

NP_1 VG_active{head: confer} NP_2

NP{head: relationship} between NP_1 and NP_2

NP{head: link} between NP_1 and NP_2

NP_1 VG_passive{head: correlate} with NP_2

NP_1 VG_active{head: correlate} with NP_2

NP{head: correlation} of NP_1 and NP_2



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#  Patterns for Comparison Sentence Types  #
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VG_active{head: compare} to/with NP_1, NP_2 VG_active NP{contains: increased/decreased/more/less/higher/lower/longer/shorter} in NP_3

NP_1 VG_active NP{head: difference} between NP_2 and NP_3

NP{head: difference} of/in NP_1 between NP_2 and NP_3

NP_1 VG_active NP{contains: increased/decreased/more/less/higher/lower/longer/shorter} NP_2 NP{head: compare} to/with NP_3

NP_1 VG_active NP{contains: increased/decreased/more/less/higher/lower/longer/shorter} NP_2 than NP_3

NP_1 VG_passive{contains: increased/decreased/more/less/higher/lower/longer/shorter} in NP_2 NP{head: compare} to/with NP_3

NP_1 VG_passive{contains: increased/decreased/more/less/higher/lower/longer/shorter} in NP_2 than NP_3



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#  Patterns for Mutation Found Sentence Types  #
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NP{head: detect/identify/find/reveal/show/express/carry} of NP<mutation>

NP<mutation> VG_passive{head: detect/identify/find/reveal/show/express/carry}

VG_active{head: detect/identify/find/reveal/show/express/carry} NP<mutation>