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Transcriptome profiling of peripheral blood for inflammatory subtype classification and diagnostic model construction
Xiaofei Zhou1, Yuhui Chen2, Yu Hui3
1Department of Pediatrics, Wuxi Second People's Hospital, Wuxi, China.
Summary
This study identified two asthma inflammatory subtypes using peripheral blood transcriptomics. Key biomarkers like MMP9 and NFIL3 were validated, offering potential for non-invasive asthma phenotyping and personalized treatment.
Area of Science:
- Genomics
- Immunology
- Computational Biology
Background:
- Asthma classification relies on clinical phenotypes, but molecular subtypes remain underexplored.
- Peripheral blood transcriptomics offers a potential avenue for non-invasive asthma phenotyping.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify inflammatory asthma subtypes using peripheral blood transcriptomics.
- To derive and validate candidate biomarkers for asthma classification.
Main Methods:
- Integrated bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing data.
- Utilized Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) and consensus clustering to define subtypes.
- Selected key genes using LASSO regression and SVM-RFE, validated with qRT-PCR.
Main Results:
- Identified two distinct molecular asthma subtypes.
- Discovered six key genes (MMP9, NFIL3, STXBP5, OLAH, SRPK1, FAR2) associated with subtypes.
- Confirmed upregulation of MMP9 and NFIL3 in inflammatory conditions via qRT-PCR.
Conclusions:
- Peripheral blood transcriptomics can classify asthma inflammatory subtypes.
- Identified biomarkers show potential for non-invasive phenotyping and precision asthma management.
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