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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2022

Identifying gene network patterns and associated cellular immune responses in children with or without nut allergy.

Khui Hung Lee, Anthony Bosco, Michael O'Sullivan, Yong Song, Jessica Metcalfe, Kan Yu, Benjamin J Mullins, Richard Loh, Guicheng Zhang

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Article in The World Allergy Organization journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. New insights into the mechanisms of childhood food allergies.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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  7. Multi-omics profiling approach in food allergy.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Khui Hung LeeSchool of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, 6102, Western Australia, Australia.
Anthony BoscoTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6000, Western Australia, Australia.
Michael O'SullivanDepartment of Immunology, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, 6009, Western Australia, Australia.
Yong SongThe Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7000, Tasmania, Australia.
Jessica MetcalfeDepartment of Immunology, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, 6009, Western Australia, Australia.
Kan YuSchool of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, 6027, Western Australia, Australia.
Benjamin J MullinsSchool of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, 6102, Western Australia, Australia.
Richard LohDepartment of Immunology, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, 6009, Western Australia, Australia.
Guicheng ZhangSchool of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, 6102, Western Australia, Australia.
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children · AUCurtin University · AUEdith Cowan University · AUThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AUThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough evidence suggests that the immune system plays a key role in the pathophysiology of nut allergy, the precise immunological mechanisms of nut allergy have not been systematically investigated. The aim of the present study was to identify gene network patterns and associated cellular immune responses in children with or without nut allergy.

methodsTranscriptome profiling of whole blood cells was compared between children with and without nut allergy. Three genes were selected to be validated on a larger cohort of samples (n = 86) by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions (RT-qPCR). The composition of immune cells was inferred from the transcriptomic data using the CIBERSORTx algorithm. A co-expression network was constructed employing weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) on the top 5000 most variable transcripts. The modules were interrogated with pathway analysis tools (InnateDB) and correlated with clinical phenotypes and cellular immune responses.

resultsProportions of neutrophils were positively correlated and CD4

conclusionsOur findings suggest that upregulation of type 1 interferon signalling and neutrophil responses and downregulation of CD4

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BiomarkerFood allergyNut allergyRNA sequencingRT-qPCRWGCNA

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PMID35228856
PMCPMC8844301
OpenAlexW4211078409

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