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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Machine learning and weighted gene co-expression network analysis identify a three-gene signature to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis.

Ying-Kai Wu, Cai-De Liu, Chao Liu, Jun Wu, Zong-Gang Xie

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Ying-Kai Wu *Department of Orthopaedic, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, China.
Cai-De Liu *Department of General Practice, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Wei Fang, China.
Chao LiuGynecology and Obstetrics, Ningyang County Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Tai an, China.
Jun WuMedical Cosmetology and Plastic Surgery Center, LinYi People's Hospital, Lin Yi, China.
Zong-Gang XieDepartment of Orthopaedic, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic immune-related disease characterized by synovial inflammation and destruction of joint cartilage. The pathogenesis of RA remains unclear, and diagnostic markers with high sensitivity and specificity are needed urgently. This study aims to identify potential biomarkers in the synovium for diagnosing RA and to investigate their association with immune infiltration. Methods: We downloaded four datasets containing 51 RA and 36 healthy synovium samples from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differentially expressed genes were identified using R. Then, various enrichment analyses were conducted. Subsequently, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), random forest (RF), support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE), and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) were used to identify the hub genes for RA diagnosis. Receiver operating characteristic curves and nomogram models were used to validate the specificity and sensitivity of hub genes. Additionally, we analyzed the infiltration levels of 28 immune cells in the expression profile and their relationship with the hub genes using single-sample gene set enrichment analysis. Results: Three hub genes, namely, ribonucleotide reductase regulatory subunit M2 ( Conclusion:

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Arthritis, RheumatoidGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksMachine LearningRibonucleoside Diphosphate ReductaseBiomarkersComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticHumansKinesinsSupport Vector MachineSynovial MembraneTranscriptomeBiomarkersKinesinsRibonucleoside Diphosphate Reductaseribonucleotide reductase M2hub genesimmune cell infiltrationmachine learningrheumatoid arthritisWGCNA

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