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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Novel Comprehensive Bioinformatics Approaches to Determine the Molecular Genetic Susceptibility Profile of Moderate and Severe Asthma.

Hatem Zayed

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Copy Number Variation in Asthma: An Integrative Review.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2025
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  4. CDC167 exhibits potential as a biomarker for airway inflammation in asthma.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2024
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  8. Functional Genomics in Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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Hatem ZayedDepartment of Biomedical Sciences College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-8838-6638
Qatar University · QA

Funding

Qatar University QUST-1-CHS-2020-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAsthma is a chronic inflammatory condition linked to hyperresponsiveness in the airways. There is currently no cure available for asthma, and therapy choices are limited. Asthma is the result of the interplay between genes and the environment. The exact molecular genetic mechanism of asthma remains elusive.

aimsThe aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive, detailed molecular etiology profile for the molecular factors that regulate the severity of asthma and pathogenicity using integrative bioinformatics tools.

methodsThe GSE43696 omnibus gene expression dataset, which contains 50 moderate cases, 38 severe cases, and 20 healthy controls, was used to investigate differentially expressed genes (DEGs), susceptible chromosomal loci, gene networks, pathways, gene ontologies, and protein-protein interactions (PPIs) using an intensive bioinformatics pipeline.

resultsThe PPI network analysis yielded DEGs that contribute to interactions that differ from moderate-to-severe asthma. The combined interaction scores resulted in higher interactions for the genes

conclusionNew genetic risk factors for the development of moderate-to-severe asthma were identified in this study, and these could provide a better understanding of the molecular pathology of asthma and might provide a platform for the treatment of asthma.

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BiomarkersComputational BiologyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseAsthmaGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Association StudiesHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Interaction MappingProtein Interaction MapsSeverity of Illness IndexSignal TransductionTranscriptomeBiomarkersbioinformaticsgene networksgene ontologygenotype-phenotype correlationsprotein-protein interactionsevere and mild asthma

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PMID32512817
PMCPMC7312607
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