2024
Plasma collagen neoepitopes are associated with multiorgan disease in the ACCESS and GRADS sarcoidosis cohorts
Sand J, Jessen H, Leeming D, Yu S, Lee C, Hu B, Sun Y, Adams T, Pivarnik T, Liu A, Woo S, McGovern J, Fiorini V, Saber T, Higuero-Sevilla J, Gulati M, Kaminski N, Damsky W, Shaw A, Mohanty S, Goobie G, Zhang Y, Herzog E, Ryu C. Plasma collagen neoepitopes are associated with multiorgan disease in the ACCESS and GRADS sarcoidosis cohorts. Thorax 2024, 79: thorax-2023-221095. PMID: 39117421, DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2023-221095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSarcoidosis cohortMultiorgan diseasePRO-C3Interleukin-4Case Control Etiologic Study of SarcoidosisPlasma levels of interleukin-4Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyLevels of interleukin-4Pathogenesis of sarcoidosisC6MC3MHealthy control patientsStudy of sarcoidosisGenomic researchAbnormal extracellular matrixAssociated with dermatological diseaseCollagen degradationScadding stageCorticosteroid useComplex diseasesPRO-C6Control patientsIL-13IL-5IL-9
2020
Gene coexpression networks reveal novel molecular endotypes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Chu JH, Zang W, Vukmirovic M, Yan X, Adams T, DeIuliis G, Hu B, Mihaljinec A, Schupp JC, Becich MJ, Hochheiser H, Gibson KF, Chen ES, Morris A, Leader JK, Wisniewski SR, Zhang Y, Sciurba FC, Collman RG, Sandhaus R, Herzog EL, Patterson KC, Sauler M, Strange C, Kaminski N. Gene coexpression networks reveal novel molecular endotypes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Thorax 2020, 76: 134-143. PMID: 33303696, PMCID: PMC10794043, DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeighted gene co-expression network analysisAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyGene modulesGene co-expression network analysisDifferential gene expression analysisCo-expression network analysisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsGene expression patternsPBMC gene expression patternsGene coexpression networksAATD individualsGene expression profilesGene expression analysisBronchoalveolar lavageAugmentation therapyClinical variablesAntitrypsin deficiencyGene expression assaysRNA-seqCoexpression networkGene validationExpression analysisExpression assaysWGCNA modulesExpression patterns