Folklore

Prepare the Evidence Before Clinical Review

Interpreting genetic variants requires years of specialized training, deep clinical knowledge, and the kind of judgment that cannot be automated. What can be automated is the hours spent cross-referencing databases, searching literature, and compiling evidence before your interpretation begins.

Folklore prepares the evidence for review; the geneticist retains the clinical judgment.

The Real Bottleneck

Manual database searches, literature review, and evidence compilation consume much of the time required for variant interpretation.

Without Folklore

Per case, typical workflow

ClinVar lookup per variant~2 hours
PubMed literature search~3 hours
gnomAD frequency checks~1 hour
ACMG criteria mapping~2 hours
Report compilation~1 hour
Total evidence gathering5 - 10 days

With Folklore

Same case, same rigor

Automated evidence gathering~30 minutes
Your clinical review30 - 60 minutes
Your interpretationYour expertise
Total time to reportUnder 2 hours

Same evidence. Same standards. Your clinical judgment throughout.

Clear Division of Responsibility

Folklore's scope ends at evidence preparation and rule application. Clinical interpretation remains with the geneticist.

What Folklore Does

Automated evidence gathering

Cross-references ClinVar, gnomAD, dbNSFP, and ClinGen in seconds

Searches millions of PubMed publications for relevant literature

Maps ACMG/AMP criteria against variant evidence systematically

Matches patient phenotype (HPO) against gene-disease profiles

Formats structured reports with full evidence attribution

Completes evidence preparation in minutes, not days

What You Do

Clinical expertise that cannot be automated

Applies clinical judgment that no algorithm can replicate

Integrates patient history, family context, and clinical presentation

Evaluates edge cases where guidelines require expert interpretation

Makes the final classification decision on every variant

Communicates findings to patients and referring physicians

Determines clinical actionability and management recommendations

Your Expertise, Amplified

Folklore reduces the time spent retrieving and organizing evidence before clinical review.

Deeper Evidence Access

Each variant is annotated with 60+ data points from established databases. Literature search covers millions of publications with pre-extracted gene and variant mentions.

Consistent, Reproducible Workflow

The pipeline follows the configured search steps for each case and records the resulting evidence.

More Time for Complex Cases

Reducing routine evidence gathering leaves more review time for rare variants, conflicting evidence, novel gene-disease associations, and difficult phenotypes.

Audit Trail

The report records the databases queried, criteria applied, and publications cited so the reviewer can trace each evidence source.

What Always Stays in Your Hands

The following decisions remain with a qualified clinical geneticist.

Folklore will never:

Make a diagnostic decision

Override your clinical judgment

Classify a variant without your confirmation

Replace the context only you have about your patient

Communicate results to patients or clinicians

Determine treatment or management plans

Folklore prepares the evidence. The geneticist makes the clinical decision.

Review a Case Workflow

A demo shows the evidence and report that reach the geneticist for review.

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