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ArticleBioengineered2021

Potential therapeutic target genes for systemic lupus erythematosus: a bioinformatics analysis.

Yun Yu, Liang Liu, Long-Long Hu, Ling-Ling Yu, Jun-Pei Li, Jing-An Rao, Ling-Juan Zhu, Qian Liang, Rong-Wei Zhang, Hui-Hui Bao and 1 more

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Article in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yun YuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1562-8880
Liang LiuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Long-Long HuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Ling-Ling YuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jun-Pei LiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Jing-An RaoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Ling-Juan ZhuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Qian LiangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Rong-Wei ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Hui-Hui BaoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Xiao-Shu ChengDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Nanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease involving multiple organs. However, the underlying etiology and mechanisms remain unclear. This study was performed to identify potential therapeutic targets for SLE using bioinformatics methods. First, 584 differentially expressed genes were identified based on the GSE61635 dataset. Tissue-specific analyses, enrichment analyses, and Protein-Protein interaction network were successively conducted. Furthermore, ELISA was performed to confirm the expression levels of key genes in the control and SLE blood samples. The findings revealed that tissue-specific expression of markers of the hematological system (25.5%, 28/110) varied significantly.

Indexed as

Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicBiomarkersComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticHumansOrgan SpecificityProtein Interaction MapsTranscriptomeBiomarkersbioinformaticsbiomarkersdifferentially expressed genesSystemic lupus erythematosustissue-specific gene expression

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PMID34180358
PMCPMC8806421
OpenAlexW3173378139

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