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ArticleScientific reports2025

Brain gliomas new transcriptomic discoveries from differentially expressed genes to therapeutic targets.

Shiwen Pei, Zhiquan Jiang, Hongwei Cheng

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  1. Microfluidic low-input profiling reveals lncRNA roles in disease.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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3 authors.

Shiwen PeiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
Zhiquan JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, 233000, China. bbjiangzhq@163.com.
Hongwei ChengThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. hongwei.cheng@ahmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Anhui Provincial Health Research Key Project AHWJ2023A10099Anhui Provincial Higher Education Natural Science Research Major Project KJ2021ZD0078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gliomas are a prevalent form of primary malignant brain tumor, yet the intricate molecular mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis remain unclear. This study aimed to identify new genetic targets linked to glioma by analyzing microarray datasets to uncover genetic factors involved in its onset and progression. We obtained two independent glioma datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus database, processed and normalized them using R software, and evaluated the relationship between differentially expressed genes and glioma by differential expression, expression quantitative trait loci, and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses. Gene set enrichment analysis and immunocytometric analysis further explored the biological functions and pathways of identified genes, which were validated using The Cancer Genome Atlas and Genotype-Tissue Expression datasets. We identified eight co-expressed genes-C1QB, GPX3, LRRC8B, TRIOBP, SNAPC5, SPI1, TSPYL5, and FBXL16-that are crucial in various biological processes. CIBERSORT analysis revealed significant immune cell-type distributions within gliomas, underscoring the significance of immune cell infiltration. Validation in additional datasets confirmed the MR analysis results and upstream regulatory factors were identified using NetworkAnalyst. Our findings offer fresh perspectives on the molecular underpinnings of glioma and highlight potential targets for therapeutic interventions.

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Brain NeoplasmsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGliomaTranscriptomeDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisQuantitative Trait LociDifferentially expressed geneseQTL analysisGliomaGSEAImmune cell infiltrationMendelian randomization

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PMID39833228
PMCPMC11746978

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