Journal
PEERJ
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11922
Keywords
Bioinformatics; Genomics; Proteomics; Multiple sclerosis
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- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TuBITAK) [109S070]
- Istanbul Technical University, Scientific Research Projects [37426]
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By combining genomic and proteomic data of MS patients, shared pathways were identified, suggesting that integrating multiple datasets can reduce false positive and negative results in genome-wide SNP associations.
Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a complex pathophysiology, variable clinical presentation, and unpredictable prognosis; understanding the underlying mechanisms requires combinatorial approaches that warrant the integration of diverse molecular omics data. Methods. Here, we combined genomic and proteomic data of the same individuals among a Turkish MS patient group to search for biologically important networks. We previously identified differentially-expressed proteins by cerebrospinal fluid proteome analysis of 179 MS patients and 42 non-MS controls. Among this study group, 11 unrelated MS patients and 60 independent, healthy controls were subjected to whole-genome SNP genotyping, and genome-wide associations were assessed. Pathway enrichment analyses of MS-associated SNPs and differentially-expressed proteins were conducted using the functional enrichment tool, PANOGA. Results. Nine shared pathways were detected between the genomic and proteomic datasets after merging and clustering the enriched pathways. Complement and coagulation cascade was the most significantly associated pathway (hsa04610, P = 6.96x10-30). Other pathways involved in neurological or immunological mechanisms included adherens junctions (hsa04520, P = 6.64 x 10-25), pathogenic Escherichia coli infection (hsa05130, P = 9.03 x 10-14), prion diseases (hsa05020, P = 5.13 x 10-13). Conclusion. We conclude that integrating multiple datasets of the same patients helps reducing false negative and positive results of genome-wide SNP associations and highlights the most prominent cellular players among the complex pathophysiological mechanisms.
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