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Lp(a) APS was constant across concentration quintiles and, overall, lower than APS based on currently published data, whereas results were similar for apoA-I and apoB. CONCLUSION Using a fully Biological Variation Data Critical Appraisal Checklist (BIVAC)-compliant protocol, our study data confirm BV estimates of Lp(a) listed in the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine database and reinforce concerns expressed in recent articles regarding the suitability of older APS recommendations for Lp(a) measurements. Given the heterogeneity of Lp(a), more BIVAC-compliant studies on large numbers of individuals of different ethnic groups would be desirable. © American Association for Clinical Chemistry 2020. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email journals.permissions@oup.com.SUMMARY The exponential growth in available genomic data is expected to reach full sequencing of a million genomes in the coming decade. Improving and developing methods to analyze these genomes and to reveal their utility is of major interest in a wide variety of fields such as comparative and functional genomics, evolution and bioinformatics. Phylogenetic profiling is an established method for predicting functional interactions between proteins based on similarities in their evolutionary patterns across species. Proteins that function together (i.e. generate complexes, interact in the same pathways or improve adaptation to environmental niches) tend to show coordinated evolution across the tree of life. The normalized phylogenetic profiling (NPP) method takes into account minute changes in proteins across species to identify protein co-evolution. Despite the success of this method, it is still not clear what set of parameters is required for optimal use of co-evolution in predicting functional interactions. Moreover, it is not clear if pathway evolution or function should direct parameter choice. Here we create a reliable and usable NPP construction pipeline. We explore the effect of parameter selection on functional interaction prediction using NPP from 1028 genomes, both separately and in various value combinations. We identify several parameter sets that optimized performance for pathways with certain biological annotation. This work reveals the importance of choosing the right parameters for optimized function prediction based on a biological context. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION Source code and documentation are available on GitHub https//github.com/iditam/CompareNPPs. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at https//github.com/iditam/CompareNPPs/tree/master/SUPP_data. © The Author(s) (2020). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email journals.permissions@oup.com.OBJECTIVES Risk factors for pneumothorax recurrence after videothoracoscopy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax are still being debated. The goal of this study was to assess whether the pleurodesis technique and other variables are possibly associated with the postoperative ipsilateral recurrence of pneumothorax. METHODS We retrospectively collected data of 1178 consecutive ≤40-year-old patients who underwent videothoracoscopy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in 9 centres between 2007 and 2017. We excluded patients with hybrid pleurodesis and/or incomplete follow-up, leaving for analysis 843 cases [80% men; median age (interquartile range) 22 (18-28) years]. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed by logistic regression and tested by Cox regression model to assess factors related to ipsilateral pneumothorax recurrence including age, gender, body mass index, smoking habit, cannabis smoking, respiratory comorbidity, dystrophic severity score, surgical indication, videothoracoscopy port numberecurrence. To prevent prolonged air leak, blebs/bullae treatment should be accurate and performed only if indicated. © The Author(s) 2020. LY345899 compound library inhibitor Published