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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022

Screening of the Key Genes and Signalling Pathways for Diabetic Nephropathy Using Bioinformatics Analysis.

Zukai Li, Junxia Feng, Jinting Zhong, Meizhi Lu, Xuejuan Gao, Yunfang Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zukai LiThe Third School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Junxia FengThe Central Laboratory, Affiliated Huadu Hospital, Southern Medical University (People's Hospital of Huadu District), Guangzhou, China.
Jinting ZhongThe Third School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Meizhi LuThe Third School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xuejuan GaoKey Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes and Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Institute of Life and Health Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Yunfang ZhangThe Third School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Southern Medical University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University · CNJinan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to identify biological markers for diabetic nephropathy (DN) and explore their underlying mechanisms. Methods: Four datasets, GSE30528, GSE47183, GSE104948, and GSE96804, were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the "limma" package, and the "RobustRankAggreg" package was used to screen the overlapping DEGs. The hub genes were identified using cytoHubba of Cytoscape. Logistic regression analysis was used to further analyse the hub genes, followed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to predict the diagnostic effectiveness of the hub genes. Correlation analysis and enrichment analysis of the hub genes were performed to identify the potential functions of the hub genes involved in DN. Results: In total, 55 DEGs, including 38 upregulated and 17 downregulated genes, were identified from the three datasets. Four hub genes ( Conclusions: We identified four candidate genes:

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Diabetes MellitusDiabetic NephropathiesBiomarkersComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingHumansSignal TransductionBiomarkersbioinformatic analysisbiomarkersdiabetic nephropathydifferentially expressed genesFN1

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