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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Key Gene and Functional Pathways Identified in Unexplained Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion Using Targeted RNA Sequencing and Clinical Analysis.

Heng Gu, Longyu Li, Mengxuan Du, Hang Xu, Mengge Gao, Xiaohua Liu, Xiangcai Wei, Xingming Zhong

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Heng GuKey Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics of National Health Council, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
Longyu LiDongguan Institute of Reproduction and Genetics, Dongguan Maternal and Children Health Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Mengxuan DuKey Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics of National Health Council, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
Hang XuKey Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics of National Health Council, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
Mengge GaoKey Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics of National Health Council, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaohua LiuKey Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics of National Health Council, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
Xiangcai WeiDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Xingming ZhongKey Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics of National Health Council, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China.
Jinan University · CNDongguan People’s Hospital · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying the mechanisms underlying unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) can help develop effective treatments. This study provides novel insights into the biological characteristics and related pathways of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in URSA. Nineteen patients with URSA and three healthy fertile women with regular menstruation (control group) were recruited. RNA was extracted from the two groups to determine the differential expression of immunoregulatory gene sequences. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were used to identify the biological functions and pathways of the identified DEGs. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using the STRING database. Furthermore, qRT-PCR and ELISA were performed to validate the differential expression of the hub genes. We also explored the regulatory mechanism of Th1/Th2 imbalance. A total of 99 DEGs were identified, comprising 94 upregulated and five downregulated genes. Through GO analysis, nine immune cell function-related clusters were selected, and genes with significant differential expression were primarily enriched in eight immune regulatory functions related to the KEGG signalling pathway. Subsequently, five hub genes (

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BiomarkersDisease SusceptibilityGene Expression RegulationSignal TransductionAbortion, HabitualAdultComputational BiologyCytokinesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyGene Regulatory NetworksHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansPregnancyProtein Interaction MappingBiomarkersCytokinesdifferentially expressed genesinterferon gammarecurrent spontaneous abortionribonucleic acid sequencingTh1/Th2 imbalance

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PMID34421922
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