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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2019

Bioinformatics analysis of microRNA expression between patients with and without latent tuberculosis infections.

Yang Lu, Xinmin Wang, Hongchang Dong, Xiaofang Wang, Pu Yang, Ling Han, Yingzi Wang, Zhihong Zheng, Wanjiang Zhang, Le Zhang

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yang LuDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Xinmin WangDepartment of Urinary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Hongchang DongDepartment of Biochemistry, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Xiaofang WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Pu YangDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Ling HanDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Yingzi WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Zhihong ZhengDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Wanjiang ZhangDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Le ZhangDepartment of Pathophysiology, The Key Laboratory for Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, P.R. China.
Shihezi University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a globally prevalent infectious disease. The mechanisms of latent TB infection (LTBI) remain to be fully elucidated and may provide novel approaches for diagnosis. As therapeutic targets and molecular diagnostic markers, microRNAs (miRs) have been studied and utilized in various diseases. In the present study, the differentially expressed miRs (DEMs) in LTBI were screened and analyzed to determine the underlying mechanisms and identify potential biomarkers, thereby contributing to the diagnosis of LTBI. The GSE25435 and GSE29190 datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus were selected for analysis. The 2 datasets were analyzed individually using the Bioconductor package to screen the DEMs with specific cut-off criteria [P<0.01 and |log (fold change)|≥1]. Target gene prediction and interaction network construction were performed using Targetscan, the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes and Proteins and Cytoscape individually, and were merged using the latter tool. The hub genes were finally selected based on their degree of connectivity (DC). Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed using the KEGG and GENCLIP. A total of 144 DEMs were identified from the 2 datasets. By exploring the overlapping miRs in the two datasets,

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bioinformatics analysisdiagnosislatent tuberculosis infectionmicroRNAtherapeutic target

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