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ArticleNature communications2025

Plasma proteomic profiles identify biomarkers predicting Crohn's disease up to 16 years before onset.

Jing Feng, Shuo Chen, Qinming Li, Yu Long, Yuying Ma, Lijun Zhang, Ruijie Zeng, Dongling Luo, Meijun Meng, Shiyi Yu and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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19 authors.

Jing Feng *Department of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shuo Chen *Department of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qinming Li *Department of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yu Long *Department of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuying MaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lijun ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ruijie ZengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Dongling LuoGuangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Meijun MengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shiyi YuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-0980-5303
Chunling ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yanjun WuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wentao HuangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Han ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lingyi LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Felix W LeungDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. felixleung@socal.rr.com.
Chongyang DuanState Key Laboratory of Multi-organ Injury Prevention and Treatment, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, PR China. donyduang@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7973-0353
Weihong ShaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. shaweihong@gdph.org.cn.
Hao ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. chenhao@gdph.org.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4339-3441

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82570637, 82170561, 82273727National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U23A20408, 82571984, 82171698, 81300279, 81741067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reliable tools for early identification of Crohn's disease (CD) remain lacking. We analyzed 2736 plasma proteins in 39,634 UK Biobank (UKB) participants and identified 44 associated with incident CD. CD274, CHI3L1, REG1B, ITGAV, PRSS8, ITGA11, GDF15, DEFA1_DEFA1B, and IL6 ranked highest in protein importance ordering. A machine learning model based on these 9 proteins achieved high prediction for CD in a geographically distinct UKB testing cohort (n = 13,262, AUC 0.76), outperforming clinical risk models. It was externally validated in EPIC-Norfolk (n = 2944, AUC 0.73) and exhibited high discriminatory capacity for CD in the cross-sectional Southern China cohort (n = 74, AUC 0.79). In the UKB testing cohort, combining proteins with clinical data improved predictive performance (AUC 0.78) up to 16 years pre-diagnosis. In the same cohort, individuals at high risk stratified by the protein model were 4.23 times more likely to develop CD. Our findings highlight proteomics-based models as a promising approach to predict CD up to 16 years before diagnosis, offering opportunities for early screening and intervention.

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BiomarkersBlood ProteinsCrohn DiseaseProteomicsAdultChinaCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedUnited KingdomBiomarkersBlood Proteins

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PMCPMC12749172

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