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Class: CausalEdge

A reference to a downstream effect or consequence in a causal relationship

URI: dismech:CausalEdge

 classDiagram
    class CausalEdge
    click CausalEdge href "../CausalEdge/"
      CausalEdge : causal_link_type





        CausalEdge --> "0..1" CausalLinkTypeEnum : causal_link_type
        click CausalLinkTypeEnum href "../CausalLinkTypeEnum/"



      CausalEdge : description

      CausalEdge : evidence





        CausalEdge --> "*" EvidenceItem : evidence
        click EvidenceItem href "../EvidenceItem/"



      CausalEdge : hypothesis_groups

      CausalEdge : intermediate_mechanisms

      CausalEdge : target

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
target 1
String		 The name of the target element in a causal relationship direct
description 0..1
String		 direct
evidence * recommended
EvidenceItem		 Evidence that supports this specific edge (not just the parent node-level cla... direct
hypothesis_groups *
String		 One or more hypothesis IDs used to group edges within alternative or superimp... direct
causal_link_type 0..1
CausalLinkTypeEnum		 Encodes directness and whether omitted intermediates are known versus unknown direct
intermediate_mechanisms *
String		 Free-text intermediates bridging source and target when using an indirect edg... direct

Usages

used by used in type used
Pathophysiology downstream range CausalEdge
Phenotype sequelae range CausalEdge

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self dismech:CausalEdge
native dismech:CausalEdge

LinkML Source

Direct

name: CausalEdge
description: A reference to a downstream effect or consequence in a causal relationship
from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
slots:
- target
- description
- evidence
- hypothesis_groups
- causal_link_type
- intermediate_mechanisms
slot_usage:
  evidence:
    name: evidence
    description: Evidence that supports this specific edge (not just the parent node-level
      claim)
  hypothesis_groups:
    name: hypothesis_groups
    description: One or more hypothesis IDs used to group edges within alternative
      or superimposed models
  causal_link_type:
    name: causal_link_type
    description: Encodes directness and whether omitted intermediates are known versus
      unknown
  intermediate_mechanisms:
    name: intermediate_mechanisms
    description: Free-text intermediates bridging source and target when using an
      indirect edge

Induced

name: CausalEdge
description: A reference to a downstream effect or consequence in a causal relationship
from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
slot_usage:
  evidence:
    name: evidence
    description: Evidence that supports this specific edge (not just the parent node-level
      claim)
  hypothesis_groups:
    name: hypothesis_groups
    description: One or more hypothesis IDs used to group edges within alternative
      or superimposed models
  causal_link_type:
    name: causal_link_type
    description: Encodes directness and whether omitted intermediates are known versus
      unknown
  intermediate_mechanisms:
    name: intermediate_mechanisms
    description: Free-text intermediates bridging source and target when using an
      indirect edge
attributes:
  target:
    name: target
    description: The name of the target element in a causal relationship
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
    rank: 1000
    alias: target
    owner: CausalEdge
    domain_of:
    - CausalEdge
    - TreatmentMechanismTarget
    range: string
    required: true
  description:
    name: description
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
    rank: 1000
    alias: description
    owner: CausalEdge
    domain_of:
    - Descriptor
    - GeneticContext
    - Dataset
    - ClinicalTrial
    - ComputationalModel
    - DifferentialDiagnosis
    - Subtype
    - CausalEdge
    - TreatmentMechanismTarget
    - EpidemiologyInfo
    - Pathophysiology
    - Phenotype
    - HistopathologyFinding
    - Environmental
    - Disease
    - Stage
    - AgentLifeCycle
    - AgentLifeCycleStage
    - AnimalModel
    - Treatment
    - InfectiousAgent
    - Transmission
    - Assay
    - Diagnosis
    - Inheritance
    - Variant
    - FunctionalEffect
    - Mechanism
    - ModelingConsideration
    - Definition
    - CriteriaSet
    - ConditionDescriptor
    - GOEnrichment
    - ComorbidityHypothesis
    - UpstreamConditionHypothesis
    - MechanisticHypothesis
    range: string
  evidence:
    name: evidence
    description: Evidence that supports this specific edge (not just the parent node-level
      claim)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
    rank: 1000
    alias: evidence
    owner: CausalEdge
    domain_of:
    - PhenotypeContext
    - Dataset
    - ClinicalTrial
    - ComputationalModel
    - DifferentialDiagnosis
    - Subtype
    - CausalEdge
    - TreatmentMechanismTarget
    - Finding
    - Prevalence
    - ProgressionInfo
    - EpidemiologyInfo
    - Pathophysiology
    - Phenotype
    - Biochemical
    - HistopathologyFinding
    - Genetic
    - Environmental
    - Stage
    - AgentLifeCycle
    - AgentLifeCycleStage
    - AnimalModel
    - Treatment
    - InfectiousAgent
    - Transmission
    - Diagnosis
    - Inheritance
    - Variant
    - ModelingConsideration
    - ClassificationAssignment
    - Definition
    - CriteriaSet
    - AssociationSignal
    - AssociationStatistics
    - ComorbidityHypothesis
    - UpstreamConditionHypothesis
    - MechanisticHypothesis
    range: EvidenceItem
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  hypothesis_groups:
    name: hypothesis_groups
    description: One or more hypothesis IDs used to group edges within alternative
      or superimposed models
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
    rank: 1000
    alias: hypothesis_groups
    owner: CausalEdge
    domain_of:
    - CausalEdge
    range: string
    multivalued: true
  causal_link_type:
    name: causal_link_type
    description: Encodes directness and whether omitted intermediates are known versus
      unknown
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
    rank: 1000
    alias: causal_link_type
    owner: CausalEdge
    domain_of:
    - CausalEdge
    range: CausalLinkTypeEnum
  intermediate_mechanisms:
    name: intermediate_mechanisms
    description: Free-text intermediates bridging source and target when using an
      indirect edge
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/dismech
    rank: 1000
    alias: intermediate_mechanisms
    owner: CausalEdge
    domain_of:
    - CausalEdge
    range: string
    multivalued: true