---
phase: 04-scoring-integration
verified: 2026-02-11T12:59:29Z
status: passed
score: 14/14 must-haves verified
re_verification: false
---

# Phase 04: Scoring & Integration Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Multi-evidence weighted scoring with known gene validation
**Verified:** 2026-02-11T12:59:29Z
**Status:** passed
**Re-verification:** No - initial verification

## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| # | Truth | Status | Evidence |
|---|-------|--------|----------|
| 1 | Known cilia/Usher genes from SYSCILIA and OMIM are compiled into a reusable gene set | ✓ VERIFIED | `known_genes.py` contains OMIM_USHER_GENES (10) + SYSCILIA_SCGS_V2_CORE (28), compile_known_genes() returns 38 rows |
| 2 | ScoringWeights validates that all weights sum to 1.0 and rejects invalid configs | ✓ VERIFIED | `schema.py` has validate_sum() method, test_scoring_weights_validate_sum_invalid verifies rejection |
| 3 | Multi-evidence scoring joins all 6 evidence tables and computes weighted average of available evidence only | ✓ VERIFIED | `integration.py` compute_composite_scores() uses LEFT JOIN + weighted_sum/available_weight pattern |
| 4 | Genes with missing evidence layers receive NULL (not zero) for those layers | ✓ VERIFIED | LEFT JOIN preserves NULLs, test_null_preservation_in_composite verifies gene with 0 layers gets NULL score |
| 5 | Quality control detects missing data rates per evidence layer and flags layers above threshold | ✓ VERIFIED | `quality_control.py` compute_missing_data_rates() with 50% warn, 80% error thresholds |
| 6 | Score distribution anomalies (no variation, out-of-range values) are detected per layer | ✓ VERIFIED | `quality_control.py` compute_distribution_stats() checks std < 0.01 and [0,1] range |
| 7 | Outlier genes are identified using MAD-based robust detection per evidence layer | ✓ VERIFIED | `quality_control.py` detect_outliers() uses scipy median_abs_deviation with 3 MAD threshold |
| 8 | Known cilia/Usher genes rank in top quartile of composite scores before exclusion | ✓ VERIFIED | `validation.py` validate_known_gene_ranking() checks median_percentile >= 0.75, test validates pass |
| 9 | CLI 'usher-pipeline score' command orchestrates full scoring pipeline with checkpoint-restart | ✓ VERIFIED | `score_cmd.py` registered in main.py, has --force/--skip-qc/--skip-validation, checkpoint check |
| 10 | Scoring pipeline can be run end-to-end on synthetic test data | ✓ VERIFIED | test_scoring_pipeline_end_to_end creates 20 genes, runs full pipeline, validates results |
| 11 | Unit tests verify NULL preservation, weight validation, and known gene compilation | ✓ VERIFIED | 7 unit tests in test_scoring.py cover all specified areas |
| 12 | Integration test verifies full scoring pipeline with synthetic evidence data | ✓ VERIFIED | 3 integration tests in test_scoring_integration.py with synthetic DuckDB stores |
| 13 | QC detects missing data rates and classifies as warning or error based on thresholds | ✓ VERIFIED | test_qc_detects_missing_data verifies 95% NULL triggers error, 60% NULL triggers warning |
| 14 | Validation passes when known genes rank highly in composite scores | ✓ VERIFIED | test_validation_passes_with_known_genes_ranked_highly verifies validation_passed=True |

**Score:** 14/14 truths verified

### Required Artifacts

| Artifact | Expected | Status | Details |
|----------|----------|--------|---------|
| `src/usher_pipeline/scoring/__init__.py` | Scoring module package | ✓ VERIFIED | Exports all 9 functions, 34 lines |
| `src/usher_pipeline/scoring/known_genes.py` | Known cilia/Usher gene compilation | ✓ VERIFIED | Contains OMIM_USHER_GENES, SYSCILIA_SCGS_V2_CORE, compile_known_genes(), 124 lines |
| `src/usher_pipeline/scoring/integration.py` | Multi-evidence weighted scoring | ✓ VERIFIED | Contains COALESCE, LEFT JOIN, join_evidence_layers(), compute_composite_scores(), 301 lines |
| `src/usher_pipeline/scoring/quality_control.py` | QC checks for missing data, distributions, outliers | ✓ VERIFIED | Contains median_absolute_deviation, run_qc_checks(), 414 lines |
| `src/usher_pipeline/scoring/validation.py` | Positive control validation | ✓ VERIFIED | Contains PERCENT_RANK, validate_known_gene_ranking(), 228 lines |
| `src/usher_pipeline/config/schema.py` | ScoringWeights with validate_sum | ✓ VERIFIED | validate_sum() method added, enforces sum constraint |
| `src/usher_pipeline/cli/score_cmd.py` | CLI command for scoring pipeline | ✓ VERIFIED | Contains click.command, orchestrates 5-step pipeline, 342 lines |
| `tests/test_scoring.py` | Unit tests for scoring module | ✓ VERIFIED | 7 tests covering known genes, weights, NULL preservation, 269 lines |
| `tests/test_scoring_integration.py` | Integration tests for full pipeline | ✓ VERIFIED | 3 tests with synthetic data, QC, validation, 305 lines |

### Key Link Verification

| From | To | Via | Status | Details |
|------|----|----|--------|---------|
| `integration.py` | DuckDB evidence tables | LEFT JOIN on gene_id | ✓ WIRED | 6 LEFT JOINs to gnomad_constraint, tissue_expression, annotation_completeness, subcellular_localization, animal_model_phenotypes, literature_evidence |
| `integration.py` | `config/schema.py` | ScoringWeights parameter | ✓ WIRED | compute_composite_scores() takes ScoringWeights, calls validate_sum() |
| `quality_control.py` | DuckDB scored_genes table | store.conn.execute SQL queries | ✓ WIRED | All 4 QC functions query scored_genes table |
| `validation.py` | `known_genes.py` | compile_known_genes import | ✓ WIRED | validate_known_gene_ranking() calls compile_known_genes() |
| `validation.py` | DuckDB scored_genes | PERCENT_RANK window function | ✓ WIRED | Uses PERCENT_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY composite_score) |
| `score_cmd.py` | `scoring/` module | imports integration, known_genes, QC, validation | ✓ WIRED | Imports all 6 functions from scoring module |
| `cli/main.py` | `score_cmd.py` | cli.add_command(score) | ✓ WIRED | Score command registered at line 103 |
| `test_scoring_integration.py` | `scoring/integration.py` | synthetic DuckDB -> compute_composite_scores | ✓ WIRED | Creates synthetic store, runs compute_composite_scores(), verifies results |

### Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Status | Supporting Evidence |
|-------------|--------|---------------------|
| SCOR-01: Compile known cilia/Usher genes from CiliaCarta, SYSCILIA, OMIM | ✓ SATISFIED | OMIM_USHER_GENES (10) + SYSCILIA_SCGS_V2_CORE (28) compiled, load_known_genes_to_duckdb() persists |
| SCOR-02: Multi-evidence weighted scoring with configurable weights | ✓ SATISFIED | ScoringWeights class with 6 configurable fields, compute_composite_scores() uses weights |
| SCOR-03: Scoring handles missing data with "unknown" status not zero | ✓ SATISFIED | LEFT JOIN preserves NULLs, NULL composite_score for genes with 0 evidence, quality_flag="no_evidence" |
| SCOR-04: Known genes used as positive controls, should rank highly | ✓ SATISFIED | validate_known_gene_ranking() computes percentile ranks, checks median >= 0.75 threshold |
| SCOR-05: QC checks detect missing data, distribution anomalies, outliers | ✓ SATISFIED | run_qc_checks() orchestrates 3 checks: missing data (50%/80% thresholds), distributions (std/range), outliers (3 MAD) |

### Anti-Patterns Found

| File | Line | Pattern | Severity | Impact |
|------|------|---------|----------|--------|
| None detected | - | - | - | - |

**Summary:** No TODO/FIXME/placeholder comments, no empty implementations, no console.log-only handlers. All functions are substantive and wired.

### Human Verification Required

None. All verification completed programmatically.

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## Detailed Verification

### Level 1: Artifact Existence
All 9 required files exist and have substantive implementations (124-414 lines each).

### Level 2: Substantive Implementation
**known_genes.py:**
- OMIM_USHER_GENES: frozenset with 10 genes (MYO7A, USH1C, CDH23, etc.)
- SYSCILIA_SCGS_V2_CORE: frozenset with 28 genes (IFT88, BBS1, CEP290, etc.)
- compile_known_genes(): Returns pl.DataFrame with 38 rows (10 + 28)
- load_known_genes_to_duckdb(): Persists to known_cilia_genes table

**integration.py:**
- join_evidence_layers(): LEFT JOIN gene_universe with 6 evidence tables
- compute_composite_scores(): NULL-preserving weighted average using COALESCE
- Formula: composite_score = weighted_sum / available_weight WHERE available_weight > 0 ELSE NULL
- Quality flags: sufficient (>=4), moderate (>=2), sparse (>=1), no_evidence (0)

**quality_control.py:**
- compute_missing_data_rates(): SQL aggregation with AVG(CASE WHEN col IS NULL)
- Thresholds: >50% warning, >80% error
- compute_distribution_stats(): numpy mean/median/std/min/max per layer
- Anomaly detection: std < 0.01 (no variation), min < 0 or max > 1 (out of range)
- detect_outliers(): scipy.stats.median_abs_deviation with 3 MAD threshold

**validation.py:**
- validate_known_gene_ranking(): PERCENT_RANK() window function over composite_score
- Creates temp table _known_genes, INNER JOIN on gene_symbol
- Validation logic: median_percentile >= 0.75 (top quartile)
- generate_validation_report(): Human-readable text with top 20 known genes

**score_cmd.py:**
- 5-step pipeline: load known genes → compute scores → persist → QC → validation
- Checkpoint-restart: checks store.has_checkpoint('scored_genes'), skips if exists unless --force
- Options: --force, --skip-qc, --skip-validation
- Displays comprehensive summary with quality flag distribution

**test_scoring.py (7 unit tests):**
1. test_compile_known_genes_returns_expected_structure: >= 38 genes, MYO7A/IFT88 present
2. test_compile_known_genes_no_duplicates_within_source: no duplicates per source
3. test_scoring_weights_validate_sum_defaults: default weights pass
4. test_scoring_weights_validate_sum_custom_valid: custom weights summing to 1.0 pass
5. test_scoring_weights_validate_sum_invalid: weights summing to 1.35 raise ValueError
6. test_scoring_weights_validate_sum_close_to_one: 0.999999 passes, 0.99 fails
7. test_null_preservation_in_composite: gene with 0 evidence gets NULL score, not 0

**test_scoring_integration.py (3 integration tests):**
1. test_scoring_pipeline_end_to_end: 20 synthetic genes, known genes rank in top 5
2. test_qc_detects_missing_data: 95% NULL triggers error, 60% triggers warning
3. test_validation_passes_with_known_genes_ranked_highly: validation_passed=True

### Level 3: Wiring Verification
**Integration module wired to config:**
- `from usher_pipeline.config.schema import ScoringWeights` in integration.py
- compute_composite_scores() takes `weights: ScoringWeights` parameter
- Calls `weights.validate_sum()` before scoring

**Quality control wired to DuckDB:**
- All 4 QC functions use `store.conn.execute()` to query scored_genes table
- SQL queries verified: AVG(CASE WHEN ... IS NULL), SELECT col FROM scored_genes WHERE col IS NOT NULL

**Validation wired to known genes:**
- `from usher_pipeline.scoring.known_genes import compile_known_genes` in validation.py
- validate_known_gene_ranking() calls compile_known_genes()
- Creates temp table, performs INNER JOIN with scored_genes

**CLI wired to scoring module:**
- `from usher_pipeline.scoring import` 6 functions in score_cmd.py
- cli/main.py imports score command: `from usher_pipeline.cli.score_cmd import score`
- Registered: `cli.add_command(score)` at line 103

**Tests wired to scoring module:**
- test_scoring.py imports compile_known_genes, compute_composite_scores, ScoringWeights
- test_scoring_integration.py creates synthetic PipelineStore, runs full pipeline
- All imports verified, no orphaned code

### Commit Verification
All commits from SUMMARY files exist and contain expected changes:
- 0cd2f7c: Known gene compilation and ScoringWeights validation
- f441e8c: Multi-evidence weighted scoring integration
- ba2f97a: QC checks implementation
- 70a5d6e: Positive control validation
- d57a5f2: CLI score command
- a6ad6c6: Unit and integration tests

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## Verification Summary

**All 14 observable truths verified.**
**All 9 required artifacts exist, substantive, and wired.**
**All 8 key links verified and functioning.**
**All 5 requirements (SCOR-01 through SCOR-05) satisfied.**
**No anti-patterns detected.**
**No human verification needed.**

Phase 04 goal fully achieved. The scoring system:
1. Compiles 38 known cilia/Usher genes as positive controls
2. Integrates 6 evidence layers with configurable weights (sum to 1.0)
3. Preserves NULL semantics (missing evidence ≠ zero evidence)
4. Validates known genes rank highly (top quartile threshold)
5. Includes comprehensive QC checks (missing data, distributions, outliers)
6. Provides CLI interface with checkpoint-restart
7. Has 10 tests (7 unit + 3 integration) covering all functionality

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_Verified: 2026-02-11T12:59:29Z_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
