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ArticleBrain sciences2020

Comprehensive Analysis of RNA-Seq Gene Expression Profiling of Brain Transcriptomes Reveals Novel Genes, Regulators, and Pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Md Rezanur Rahman, Maria Cristina Petralia, Rosella Ciurleo, Alessia Bramanti, Paolo Fagone, Md Shahjaman, Lang Wu, Yanfa Sun, Beste Turanli, Kazim Yalcin Arga and 3 more

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Article in Brain sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Md Rezanur RahmanDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Islamic University, Kushtia 7003, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-8739-8714
Maria Cristina PetraliaIRCCS Bonino-Pulejo, 98123 Messina, Italy.
Rosella CiurleoIRCCS Bonino-Pulejo, 98123 Messina, Italy.
Alessia BramantiIRCCS Bonino-Pulejo, 98123 Messina, Italy.
Paolo FagoneDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania CT, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6694-1992
Md ShahjamanDepartment of Statistics, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5404, Bangladesh.
Lang WuCancer Epidemiology Division, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
Yanfa SunCancer Epidemiology Division, Population Sciences in the Pacific Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9653-1006
Beste TuranliDepartment of Bioengineering, Marmara University, Istanbul 34722, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1330-9712
Kazim Yalcin ArgaDepartment of Bioengineering, Marmara University, Istanbul 34722, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6036-1348
Md Rafiqul IslamSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4059, QLD, Australia.
Tania IslamDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Islamic University, Kushtia 7003, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-2254-7758
Ferdinando NicolettiDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania CT, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4570-8462
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITIslamic University · BDMarmara University · TRUniversity of Catania · ITUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · USBegum Rokeya University · BDQueensland University of Technology · AU

Funding

IRCCS 'Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo' current research funds 2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with deficits in social communication ability and repetitive behavior. The pathophysiological events involved in the brain of this complex disease are still unclear.

methodsIn this study, we aimed to profile the gene expression signatures of brain cortex of ASD patients, by using two publicly available RNA-seq studies, in order to discover new ASD-related genes.

resultsWe detected 1567 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) by meta-analysis, where 1194 were upregulated and 373 were downregulated genes. Several ASD-related genes previously reported were also identified. Our meta-analysis identified 235 new DEGs that were not detected using the individual RNA-seq studies used. Some of those genes, including seven DEGs (

conclusionNovel core genes and molecular signatures involved with ASD were identified by our meta-analysis.

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autisms spectrum disordersmeta-analysismolecular pathwaysprotein–protein interactionRNA-sequencingtranscriptomes

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