A literature-based approach for curating gene signatures in multifaceted diseases

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Background and aims: The task of identifying a representative and yet manageable target gene list for assessing the pathogenesis of complicated and multifaceted diseases is challenging. Using Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) as an example, we conceived a bioinformatic approach to identify novel genes associated with the various disease subtypes, in combination with known clinical control genes. Methods: From the available literature, we used Acumenta Literature LabTM (LitLab), network analyses, and LitLab Gene Retriever to assemble a gene pool that has a high likelihood of representing immunity-related subtype-specific signatures of IBD. Results: We generated six relevant gene lists and 21 intersections that contain genes with unique literature associations to Crohn's Disease (n = 60), Ulcerative Colitis (n = 17), and unclassified (n = 45) subtypes of IBD. From this gene pool, we then filtered and constructed, using network analysis, a final list of 142 genes that are the most representative of the disease and its subtypes. Conclusions: In this paper, we present the bioinformatic construction of a gene panel that putatively contains subtype signatures of IBD, a multifactorial disease. These gene signatures will be tested as biomarkers to classify patients with IBD, which has been a clinically challenging task. Such approach to diagnose and monitor complicated disease pathogenesis is a stepping-stone towards personalized care.

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Garand, M., Kumar, M., Huang, S. S. Y., & Al Khodor, S. (2020). A literature-based approach for curating gene signatures in multifaceted diseases. Journal of Translational Medicine, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02408-7

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