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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2023

Evaluating the causal association between microRNAs and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Yahui Zhu, Mao Li, Zhengqing He, Xinyuan Pang, Rongrong Du, Wenxiu Yu, Jinghong Zhang, Jiongming Bai, Jiao Wang, Xusheng Huang

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yahui ZhuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Mao LiDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhengqing HeMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Xinyuan PangDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Rongrong DuDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Wenxiu YuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Jinghong ZhangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Jiongming BaiDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiao WangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Xusheng HuangDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. lewish301@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2451-0254
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNNankai University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, miRNAs are involved in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and identifying circulating miRNAs that are causally associated with ALS risk as biomarkers is imperative.

methodsWe performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization study to evaluate the causal relationship between miRNAs and ALS. Our analysis was conducted using summary statistics from miRNA expression quantitative loci (eQTL) data of the Framingham Heart Study and ALS genome-wide association studies data. Another independent miRNA data was used to further validate.

resultsWe identified eight unique miRNAs that were causally associated with ALS risk. Using expression data of miRNAs from an independent study, we validated three high-confidence miRNAs, namely hsa-miR-27b-3p, hsa-miR-139-5p, and hsa-miR-152-3p, which might have a potential causal effect on ALS risk.

conclusionWe suggested that higher levels of hsa-miR-27b-3p and hsa-miR-139-5p had protective effects on ALS, whereas higher levels of hsa-miR-152-3p might act as a risk factor for ALS. The analytical framework presented in this study helps to understand the role of miRNAs in the development of ALS and to identify the biomarkers for ALS risk.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCirculating MicroRNAMicroRNAsBiomarkersGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansBiomarkersCirculating MicroRNAMicroRNAsMIRN139 microRNA, humanMIRN152 microRNA, humanAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisBiomarkersMendelian randomizationmiRNA

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