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ArticlePloS one2024

Identification of potential biomarkers of leprosy: A study based on GEO datasets.

Qun Zhou, Ping Shi, Wei Dong Shi, Jun Gao, Yi Chen Wu, Jing Wan, Li Li Yan, Yi Zheng

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Qun ZhouWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0003-6453-8192
Ping ShiWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Wei Dong ShiWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Jun GaoWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Yi Chen WuWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Jing WanWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Li Li YanWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Yi ZhengWuhan Dermatology Prevention Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-4953-6004

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leprosy has a high rate of cripplehood and lacks available early effective diagnosis methods for prevention and treatment, thus novel effective molecule markers are urgently required. In this study, we conducted bioinformatics analysis with leprosy and normal samples acquired from the GEO database(GSE84893, GSE74481, GSE17763, GSE16844 and GSE443). Through WGCNA analysis, 85 hub genes were screened(GS > 0.7 and MM > 0.8). Through DEG analysis, 82 up-regulated and 3 down-regulated genes were screened(|Log2FC| > 3 and FDR < 0.05). Then 49 intersection genes were considered as crucial and subjected to GO annotation, KEGG pathway and PPI analysis to determine the biological significance in the pathogenesis of leprosy. Finally, we identified a gene-pathway network, suggesting ITK, CD48, IL2RG, CCR5, FGR, JAK3, STAT1, LCK, PTPRC, CXCR4 can be used as biomarkers and these genes are active in 6 immune system pathways, including Chemokine signaling pathway, Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation, Th17 cell differentiation, T cell receptor signaling pathway, Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity and Leukocyte transendothelial migration. We identified 10 crucial gene markers and related important pathways that acted as essential components in the etiology of leprosy. Our study provides potential targets for diagnostic biomarkers and therapy of leprosy.

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BiomarkersGene Regulatory NetworksLeprosyComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingHumansProtein Interaction MapsSignal TransductionBiomarkers

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