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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2022

Identification of biomarkers in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A machine learning method and experimental study.

Na Han, Juan He, Lixin Shi, Miao Zhang, Jing Zheng, Yuanshuo Fan

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Na HanDepartment of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Juan HeDepartment of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Lixin ShiDepartment of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Miao ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Jing ZhengDepartment of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
Yuanshuo FanDepartment of Endocrinology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.
Guiyang Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University · CNGuizhou Provincial People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease. However, the early diagnosis of NAFLD is challenging. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify diagnostic biomarkers of NAFLD using machine learning algorithms. Differentially expressed genes between NAFLD and normal samples were identified separately from the GEO database. The key DEGs were selected through a protein‒protein interaction network, and their biological functions were analysed. Next, three machine learning algorithms were selected to construct models of NAFLD separately, and the model with the smallest sample residual was determined to be the best model. Then, logistic regression analysis was used to judge the accuracy of the five genes in predicting the risk of NAFLD. A single-sample gene set enrichment analysis algorithm was used to evaluate the immune cell infiltration of NAFLD, and the correlation between diagnostic biomarkers and immune cell infiltration was analysed. Finally, 10 pairs of peripheral blood samples from NAFLD patients and normal controls were collected for RNA isolation and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for validation. Taken together, CEBPD, H4C11, CEBPB, GATA3, and KLF4 were identified as diagnostic biomarkers of NAFLD by machine learning algorithms and were related to immune cell infiltration in NAFLD. These key genes provide novel insights into the mechanisms and treatment of patients with NAFLD.

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bioinformacticsbiomarkersimmune infiltrationmachine learningNAFLD

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