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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025

Identification of the key genes in children with sepsis by WGCNA in multiple GEO datasets.

Yue-Chuan Shen, Dao-Jun Yu, Ze Yu, Xue Zhao

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Yue-Chuan ShenZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Dao-Jun YuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, the Fourth School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ze YuThe Laboratory of Cytobiology and Molecular Biology, Zhoushan Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhoushan, China.
Xue ZhaoDepartment of Emergency, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Abstract

Pediatric sepsis is a serious condition causing organ failure owing to immune dysregulation, linked to high morbidity and mortality, highlighting the need for quick detection and treatment. This study aims to identify key genes involved in pediatric sepsis using three gene expression datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus. We first identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with R, then conducted a gene set enrichment analysis, and integrated DEGs with important module genes from weighted gene coexpression network analysis. We also screened adult sepsis datasets to find genes specific to pediatric cases, ultimately validating XCL1 as a key gene. This study suggests that XCL1 is crucial in understanding pediatric sepsis etiology and its molecular mechanisms.

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GEO datasetsKEGG analysismolecular mechanismspediatric sepsisWGCNA

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