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ArticleFrontiers in digital health2022

Alzheimer's Disease Blood Biomarkers Associated With Neuroinflammation as Therapeutic Targets for Early Personalized Intervention.

Sher Li Oh, Meikun Zhou, Eunice W M Chin, Gautami Amarnath, Chee Hoe Cheah, Kok Pin Ng, Nagaendran Kandiah, Eyleen L K Goh, Keng-Hwee Chiam

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Article in Frontiers in digital health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sher Li OhLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Meikun ZhouBioinformatics Institute, ASTAR, Singapore, Singapore.
Eunice W M ChinLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Gautami AmarnathLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Chee Hoe CheahLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Kok Pin NgLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Nagaendran KandiahLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Eyleen L K GohLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Keng-Hwee ChiamBioinformatics Institute, ASTAR, Singapore, Singapore.
Nanyang Technological University · SGAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGDuke-NUS Medical School · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) without the need for neuropathological confirmation remains a challenge in AD research today, despite efforts to uncover the molecular and biological underpinnings of the disease process. Furthermore, the potential for therapeutic intervention is limited upon the onset of symptoms, providing motivation for studying and treating the AD precursor mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the prodromal stage of AD instead. Applying machine learning classification to transcriptomic data of MCI, AD, and cognitively normal (CN) control patients, we identified differentially expressed genes that serve as biomarkers for the characterization and classification of subjects into MCI or AD groups. Predictive models employing these biomarker genes exhibited good classification performances for CN, MCI, and AD, significantly above random chance. The PI3K-Akt, IL-17, JAK-STAT, TNF, and Ras signaling pathways were also enriched in these biomarker genes, indicating their diagnostic potential and pathophysiological roles in MCI and AD. These findings could aid in the recognition of MCI and AD risk in clinical settings, allow for the tracking of disease progression over time in individuals as part of a therapeutic approach, and provide possible personalized drug targets for early intervention of MCI and AD.

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Alzheimer's Diseasebiomarkersgene expressionmachine learningmild cognitive impairmentneurodegeneration

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PMID35899035
PMCPMC9309434
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