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PEERJ
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7313
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Lung adenocarcinoma; Differentially expressed genes; Microarray; Biomarker; Bioinformatical analysis
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- Major National Research and Development Projects [2012ZX10001005-007]
- National High Technology Research Program of China [2012AA02A404]
- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control [2011SKLID103]
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Background: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the major subtype of lung cancer and the most lethal malignant disease worldwide. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying LUAD are not fully understood. Methods: Four datasets (GSE118370, GSE85841, GSE43458 and GSE32863) were obtained from the gene expression omnibus (GEO). Identification of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and functional enrichment analysis were performed using the limma and clusterProfiler packages, respectively. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed via Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes (STRING) database, and the module analysis was performed by Cytoscape. Then, overall survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier curve, and prognostic candidate biomarkers were further analyzed using the Oncomine database. Results: Totally, 349 DEGs were identified, including 275 downregulated and 74 upregulated genes which were significantly enriched in the biological process of extracellular structure organization, leukocyte migration and response to peptide. The mainly enriched pathways were complement and coagulation cascades, malaria and prion diseases. By extracting key modules from the PPI network, 11 hub genes were screened out. Survival analysis showed that except VSIG4, other hub genes may be involved in the development of LUAD, in which MYH10, METTL7A, FCER1G and TMOD1 have not been reported previously to correlated with LUAD. Briefly, novel hub genes identified in this study will help to deepen our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of LUAD carcinogenesis and progression, and to discover candidate targets for early detection and treatment of LUAD.
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