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ArticleDiscover oncology2025

Machine learning identifies INHBA DPT ADH7 FBP2 and GPR155 as diagnostic biomarkers for gastric cancer.

Jianbo Zhao, Damu Agu, Xiongfeng Li, Youge Su, Haidong Cheng, Mingxing Hou

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Article in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jianbo Zhao *Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, Inner Mongolia, China.
Damu Agu *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010059, Inner Mongolia, China.
Xiongfeng LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010059, Inner Mongolia, China.
Youge SuInner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010110, Inner Mongolia, China.
Haidong ChengDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010059, Inner Mongolia, China. chd2476@163.com.
Mingxing HouDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010059, Inner Mongolia, China. hmx6412@163.com.

Funding

Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Plan Project 2022YFSH0081the Youth Exploration Project of Inner Mongolia Medical University Affiliated Hospital 2022NYFYTS015The Youth Project of Inner Mongolia Medical University YKD2023QN011
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Abstract

Gastric cancer still is a severe threat to human health, often presenting with a poor prognosis, effective biomarkers for early detection and targeted treatment are urgently needed. This study performed a comprehensive bioinformatics and machine learning approach to identify key protein biomarkers for gastric cancer and elucidate their potential functions. Gastric cancer-related datasets were obtained from the NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differential expression analysis identified 171 genes with noticeable differences between control and tumor samples. Utilizing LASSO, SVM-RFE, and RF algorithms, five genes—INHBA, DPT, ADH7, FBP2 and GPR155—were identified as potential biomarkers. A logistic regression model demonstrated the highest performance among ten machine learning models constructed using these five genes. Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) were employed to illustrate the detailed contribution of the pivotal genes to the logstics model. Gene set enrichment analysis and gene set variation analysis were then used to find out the functional roles of these genes in gastric cancer cells. At length, we revealed the distinctive effects of signature genes on immune cell infiltration and patient diagnosis. In conclusion, the identified proteins have the potential to serve as diagnostic biomarkers and provide treatment value for gastric cancer. This study offers a comprehensive, data-driven approach to uncover critical molecular targets for improved detection and management of this deadly disease.

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ADH7BiomarkersDPTFBP2Gastric cancerGPR155INHBAMachine learningSHapley additive exPlanations

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