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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2019

Identification of the gene signature reflecting schizophrenia's etiology by constructing artificial intelligence-based method of enhanced reproducibility.

Qing-Xia Yang, Yun-Xia Wang, Feng-Cheng Li, Song Zhang, Yong-Chao Luo, Yi Li, Jing Tang, Bo Li, Yu-Zong Chen, Wei-Wei Xue and 1 more

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qing-Xia YangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yun-Xia WangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Feng-Cheng LiCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Song ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yong-Chao LuoCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yi LiCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Jing TangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Bo LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Yu-Zong ChenBioinformatics and Drug Design Group, Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei-Wei XueSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Feng ZhuCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8069-0053
Chongqing University · CNZhejiang University · CNNational University of Singapore · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsAs one of the most fundamental questions in modern science, "what causes schizophrenia (SZ)" remains a profound mystery due to the absence of objective gene markers. The reproducibility of the gene signatures identified by independent studies is found to be extremely low due to the incapability of available feature selection methods and the lack of measurement on validating signatures' robustness. These irreproducible results have significantly limited our understanding of the etiology of SZ.

methodsIn this study, a new feature selection strategy was developed, and a comprehensive analysis was then conducted to ensure a reliable signature discovery. Particularly, the new strategy (a) combined multiple randomized sampling with consensus scoring and (b) assessed gene ranking consistency among different datasets, and a comprehensive analysis among nine independent studies was conducted.

resultsBased on a first-ever evaluation of methods' reproducibility that was cross-validated by nine independent studies, the newly developed strategy was found to be superior to the traditional ones. As a result, 33 genes were consistently identified from multiple datasets by the new strategy as differentially expressed, which might facilitate our understanding of the mechanism underlying the etiology of SZ.

conclusionA new strategy capable of enhancing the reproducibility of feature selection in current SZ research was successfully constructed and validated. A group of candidate genes identified in this study should be considered as great potential for revealing the etiology of SZ.

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Artificial IntelligenceDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingHumansRandom AllocationReproducibility of ResultsSchizophreniareproducibilityschizophreniasignificant analysis of microarraystudent's t testtranscriptomics

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PMID31350824
PMCPMC6698965
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