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Evidence and investigation

Contested results

Where one study disagrees with what other studies report for the same models, and what we are doing to resolve each case.

These are automatic leads, not findings of error. Each release, a check compares how every study ranks the models it shares with other studies. It flags a study that reverses the order the others agree on, or whose gap to a shared reference model lies well outside theirs. Different tasks, populations or metrics often explain a flag.

A flag never hides a result. Flagged results stay in every table, page and download, marked Contested. A result is withheld only when a reviewer marks it disputed.

How the check works, and how each follow-up is recorded: discrepancies between studies.

In this release

  • 121open
  • 5settled
  • 7resolved
  • 1medium severity
  • 132low severity

Release 2026-11-02-a7f03c9e55a5 · 133 findings in all · rules version 4

Findings

Status: All · Open · Settled · Resolved

Severity: All · Medium · Low

State: All · Not yet reviewed · Under investigation · Explained · Confirmed error · Not a real disagreement

Showing findings that compare ClinPred. All models

5 findings match, most severe first.

ClinPred and REVEL: Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) reverses the order

  • Low severity
  • Not yet reviewed
  • Ordering reversal
  • unknown

Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) ranks REVEL above ClinPred in 6 of 7 comparisons; 2 of 2 other studies rank ClinPred above REVEL.

3 papers rank ClinPred above REVEL in 10 of their 12 comparisons and REVEL higher in 1; 1 is a tie. Livesey and Marsh 2025 ranks REVEL above ClinPred in 6 of its 7 comparisons and ClinPred higher in 1.

Comparisons in which each paper scores ClinPred or REVEL higher3 other papers: ClinPred higher in 10, REVEL higher in 1, 1 tie. Livesey and Marsh 2025 (disagrees): ClinPred higher in 1, REVEL higher in 6, 0 ties.3 other papers10 ClinPred higher101 tie1 REVEL higherDisagrees: Livesey and Marsh 2025Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML)1 ClinPred higher16 REVEL higher6
ClinPred higherTieREVEL higher
Compared
ClinPred, REVEL

Not reviewed yet.

ClinPred and MetaRNN: Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) and An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers disagree

  • Low severity
  • Not yet reviewed
  • two-study-conflict
  • unknown

Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) ranks MetaRNN above ClinPred in 7 of 7 comparisons; An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers ranks ClinPred above MetaRNN in 2 of 2 comparisons. No other study gives a verdict, so neither is the outlier.

3 papers rank ClinPred above MetaRNN in 2 of their 14 comparisons and MetaRNN higher in 7; 5 are ties. Of those papers, Livesey and Marsh 2025 ranks MetaRNN higher on its own (7 of 7).

Comparisons in which each paper scores ClinPred or MetaRNN higher3 other papers: ClinPred higher in 2, MetaRNN higher in 7, 5 ties.3 other papers2 ClinPred higher25 tie57 MetaRNN higher7
ClinPred higherTieMetaRNN higher
Compared
ClinPred, MetaRNN

Not reviewed yet.

ClinPred and VARITY: Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) and An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers disagree

  • Low severity
  • Not yet reviewed
  • two-study-conflict
  • unknown

Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) ranks VARITY above ClinPred in 7 of 7 comparisons; An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers ranks ClinPred above VARITY in 4 of 4 comparisons. No other study gives a verdict, so neither is the outlier.

3 papers rank ClinPred above VARITY in 5 of their 14 comparisons and VARITY higher in 7; 2 are ties. Of those papers, Livesey and Marsh 2025 ranks VARITY higher on its own (7 of 7).

Comparisons in which each paper scores ClinPred or VARITY higher3 other papers: ClinPred higher in 5, VARITY higher in 7, 2 ties.3 other papers5 ClinPred higher52 tie27 VARITY higher7
ClinPred higherTieVARITY higher
Compared
ClinPred, VARITY

Not reviewed yet.

ClinPred and MutFormer: Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) and An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers disagree

  • Low severity
  • Not yet reviewed
  • two-study-conflict
  • unknown

Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) ranks MutFormer above ClinPred in 7 of 7 comparisons; An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers ranks ClinPred above MutFormer in 6 of 6 comparisons. No other study gives a verdict, so neither is the outlier.

2 papers rank ClinPred above MutFormer in 6 of their 13 comparisons and MutFormer higher in 7. Of those papers, Livesey and Marsh 2025 ranks MutFormer higher on its own (7 of 7).

Comparisons in which each paper scores ClinPred or MutFormer higher2 other papers: ClinPred higher in 6, MutFormer higher in 7, 0 ties.2 other papers6 ClinPred higher67 MutFormer higher7
ClinPred higherTieMutFormer higher
Compared
ClinPred, MutFormer

Not reviewed yet.

ClinPred and PHACTboost: Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) and An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers disagree

  • Low severity
  • Not yet reviewed
  • two-study-conflict
  • unknown

Livesey and Marsh 2025, Genome Biology 26:104 (Europe PMC full text XML) ranks PHACTboost above ClinPred in 6 of 6 comparisons; An openly licensed benchmark and per-gene calibration map for missense pathogenicity predictors on activating cancer drivers ranks ClinPred above PHACTboost in 6 of 6 comparisons. No other study gives a verdict, so neither is the outlier.

2 papers rank ClinPred above PHACTboost in 6 of their 13 comparisons and PHACTboost higher in 6; 1 is a tie. Of those papers, Livesey and Marsh 2025 ranks PHACTboost higher on its own (6 of 7).

Comparisons in which each paper scores ClinPred or PHACTboost higher2 other papers: ClinPred higher in 6, PHACTboost higher in 6, 1 tie.2 other papers6 ClinPred higher61 tie6 PHACTboost higher6
ClinPred higherTiePHACTboost higher
Compared
ClinPred, PHACTboost

Not reviewed yet.