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Series GSE12021 Query DataSets for GSE12021
Status Public on Sep 02, 2008
Title Identification of inter-individual and gene-specific variances in mRNA expression profiles in the RA SM
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment type Expression profiling by array
Summary Background. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory and destructive joint disease, characterized by overexpression of pro-inflammatory/-destructive genes and other activating genes (e.g., proto-oncogenes) in the synovial membrane (SM). The gene expression in disease is often characterized by significant inter-individual variances via specific synchronization/ desynchronization of gene expression. To elucidate the contribution of the variance to the pathogenesis of disease, expression variances were tested in SM samples of RA patients, osteoarthritis (OA) patients, and normal controls (NC).
Results. For the comparison between RA and NC, 568 genes with significantly different variances in the 2 groups (p < 0.05; Bonferroni/Holm corrected Brown-Forsythe version of the Levene-Test) were selected. For the comparison between RA and OA, 333 genes were selected. Using the Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG), 10 pathways/complexes significantly affected by higher gene expression variances were identified in RA compared to NC, including cytokine – cytokine receptor interactions, the TGF-pathway, and anti-apoptosis.
Compared to OA, 3 pathways with significantly higher variances were identified in RA (e.g., B cell receptor signaling, VEGF signaling). Functionally, the majority of the identified pathways is involved in the regulation of inflammation, proliferation, cell survival, and angiogenesis.
Conclusion. In RA, a number of disease-relevant or even disease-specific pathways/complexes are characterized by broad intra-group, inter-individual expression variances. This indicates that RA pathogenesis in different individuals may depend to a lesser extent on common alterations of the expression of specific key genes, but on individual-specific alterations of different genes resulting in common disturbances of key pathways.
 
Overall design Expression variances were tested in synovial membrane samples of rheumatoid arthritis patients, osteoarthritis patients, and normal controls (see publication for further details).
 
Contributor(s) Huber R, Hummert C, Gausmann U, Pohlers D, Koczan D, Guthke R, Kinne RW
Citation(s) 18721452
Submission date Jul 07, 2008
Last update date Aug 10, 2018
Contact name René Huber
E-mail(s) huber.rene@mh-hannover.de
Phone +49 511 5322529
Fax +49 511 5328614
Organization name Hannover Medical School
Department Institute for Clinical Chemistry
Lab Research
Street address Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1
City Hannover
State/province Lower Saxony
ZIP/Postal code 30625
Country Germany
 
Platforms (2)
GPL96 [HG-U133A] Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array
GPL97 [HG-U133B] Affymetrix Human Genome U133B Array
Samples (57)
GSM302859 Normal, synovial membrane patient EB 125 (U133A)
GSM302864 Normal, synovial membrane patient EB 184 (U133A)
GSM302866 Normal, synovial membrane patient EB188 (U133A)
Relations
BioProject PRJNA113297

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GSE12021_RAW.tar 200.3 Mb (http)(custom) TAR (of CEL)
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