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Abstract
Objective
Development of novel drug solutions has always been an expensive endeavour, hence drug repurposing as an approach has gained popularity in recent years. In this review we intend to examine one of the most unique computational methods for drug repurposing, that being knowledge graphs.
Method
Through literature review we looked at the application of knowledge graphs in medicine, specifically at its use in drug repurposing. We also looked at literature embedding methods, integration of machine learning models and approaches to completion of knowledge graphs.
Result
After filtering 43 papers were used for analysis. Timeline, country distribution, application areas of knowledge graph was highlighted. General trends in the use of knowledge graphs for drug repurposing and any shortcomings of the approach was discussed.
Conclusion
This approach has gained popularity only very recently; hence it is in a nascent phase.
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