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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2020

Whole-transcriptome sequencing uncovers core regulatory modules and gene signatures of human fetal growth restriction.

Guiying Wang, Jun Yu, Yiwei Yang, Xiaoqin Liu, Xiaobo Zhao, Xudong Guo, Tao Duan, Chenqi Lu, Jiuhong Kang

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Article in Clinical and translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guiying WangClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0361-8127
Jun YuClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yiwei YangClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoqin LiuClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaobo ZhaoClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xudong GuoClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Tao DuanClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. tduan@yahoo.com.
Chenqi LuDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. luchenqi@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2748-6031
Jiuhong KangClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. jhkang@tongji.edu.cn.
Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2016YFA0101300National Natural Science Foundation of China 31830059National Natural Science Foundation of China 31871298National Natural Science Foundation of China 31970639National Natural Science Foundation of China 81530042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFetal growth restriction (FGR) contributes the primary cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity with impacts on the long-term health. To determine the core gene expression network and gene signatures, which in combination with ultrasound confirmation will more effectively differentiate constitutionally normal small for gestational age and pathological FGR groups, we performed RNA sequencing for protein-coding genes, lncRNAs, and small RNAs in a case-control study of umbilical cord blood.

resultsFive pairs of FGR case and control umbilical cord blood samples were used for RNA sequencing and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Results showed that 339 mRNAs, 295 lncRNAs, and 13 miRNAs were significantly differentially expressed between FGR cases and controls. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that these differentially expressed molecules were mainly involved in metabolism, neural, cardiac, and immune systems, and identified 18 WGCNA modules for FGR. Further quantitative verification was performed using umbilical cord blood and maternal peripheral blood from 12 pairs of FGR cases and controls. The logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve indicated that RP11_552M6.1, LINC01291, and Asgr1 in umbilical cord blood, while Sfrp2, miR-432-5p, and miR-1306-3p in maternal peripheral blood had potential significance for FGR.

conclusionsWe comprehensively profiled the whole-transcriptome landscape of human umbilical cord blood with FGR, constructed the core WGCNA modules, and delineated the critical gene signatures of FGR. These findings provide key insight into intrauterine perturbations and candidate signatures for FGR.

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Case–control studyFetal growth restrictionGene co-expression networklncRNAsmiRNAsWhole-transcriptome

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