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ArticleFrontiers in allergy2023

Expression profiling identifies key genes and biological functions associated with eosinophilic esophagitis in human patients.

Holly A Morrison, Kacie J Hoyt, Christina Mounzer, Hannah M Ivester, Barrett H Barnes, Bryan Sauer, Emily C McGowan, Irving C Allen

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Article in Frontiers in allergy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Development and dysfunction of structural cells in eosinophilic esophagitis.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Holly A Morrison *Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Kacie J Hoyt *Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Christina MounzerDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Hannah M IvesterGraduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Roanoke, VA, United States.
Barrett H BarnesDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Bryan SauerDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Emily C McGowanDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Irving C AllenDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine · USUniversity of Virginia · USJohns Hopkins University · USVirginia Tech · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergic disease characterized by progressive inflammation of the esophageal mucosa. This chronic inflammatory disorder affects up to 50 per 100,000 individuals in the United States and Europe yet is limited in treatment options. While the transcriptome of EoE has been reported, few studies have examined the genetics among a cohort including both adult and pediatric EoE populations. To identify potentially overlooked biomarkers in EoE esophageal biopsies that may be promising targets for diagnostic and therapeutic development. Methods: We used microarray analysis to interrogate gene expression using esophageal biopsies from EoE and Control subjects with a wide age distribution. Analysis of differential gene expression (DEGs) and prediction of impaired pathways was compared using conventional transcriptome analysis (TAC) and artificial intelligence-based (ADVAITA) programs. Principal Components Analysis revealed samples cluster by disease status (EoE and Control) irrespective of clinical features like sex, age, and disease severity. Results: Global transcriptomic analysis revealed differential expression of several genes previously reported in EoE ( Discussion: Our findings suggest that there is epithelial dysregulation demonstrated by DEGs that may contribute to impaired barrier integrity and loss of epidermal cell differentiation in EoE patients. These findings present two new gene families,

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