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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2021

Web-based transcriptome analysis determines a sixteen-gene signature and associated drugs on hearing loss patients: A bioinformatics approach.

Min Lei, Dongdong Zhang, Yixin Sun, Cong Zou, Yue Wang, Yongjun Hong, Yanchao Jiao, Chengfu Cai

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Min LeiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Dongdong ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yixin SunSchool of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Cong ZouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yue WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yongjun HongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yanchao JiaoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Chengfu CaiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

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Key Medical and Health Project of Xiamen Science and Technology Bureau 3502Z20204009Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Science and Technology Department 2020J02060Natural Science Fund of Fujian Province 2018J01375
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backgroundHearing loss is becoming more and more general. It may occur at all age and affect the language learning ability of children and trigger serious social problems.

methodsThe hearing loss differentially expressed genes (HL-DEGs) were recognized through a comparison with healthy subjects. The Gene Ontology (GO) analysis was executed by DAVID. The reactome analysis of HL-DEGs was performed by Clue-GO. Next, we used STRING, an online website, to identify crucial protein-protein interactions among HL-DEGs. Cytoscape software was employed to construct a protein-protein interaction network. MCODE, a plug-in of the Cytoscape software, was used for module analysis. Finally, we used DGIdb database to ascertain the targeted drugs for MCODE genes.

resultsFour hundred four HL-DEGs were identified, among which the most up-regulated 10 genes were AL008707.1, SDR42E1P5, BX005040.1, AL671883.2, MT1XP1, AC016957.1, U2AF1L5, XIST, DAAM2, and ADAMTS2, and the most down-regulated 10 genes were ALOX15, PRSS33, IL5RA, SMPD3, IGHV1-2, IGLV3-9, RHOXF1P1, CACNG6, MYOM2, and RSAD2. Through STRING database and MCODE analysis, we finally got 16 MCODE genes. These genes can be regarded as hearing loss related genes. Through biological analysis, it is found that these genes are enriched in pathways related to apoptosis such as tumor necrosis factor. Among them, MMP8, LTF, ORM2, FOLR3, and TCN1 have corresponding targeted drugs. Foremost, MCODE genes should be investigated for its usefulness as a new biomarker for diagnosis and treatment.

conclusionIn summary, our study produced a sixteen-gene signature and associated drugs that could be diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss patients.

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Databases, PharmaceuticalTranscriptomeComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyHearing LossHumansNeutrophilsProtein Interaction Mapsbioinformaticsbiomarkerdiagnosishearing lossRNA-seq

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PMCPMC8649328

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