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Genome-Wide Gene-Set Analysis Approaches in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Vasilopoulou, Christina; Duguez, Stephanie; Duddy, William.
Afiliação
  • Vasilopoulou C; Personalised Medicine Centre, School of Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry BT47 6SB, UK.
  • Duguez S; Personalised Medicine Centre, School of Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry BT47 6SB, UK.
  • Duddy W; Personalised Medicine Centre, School of Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry BT47 6SB, UK.
J Pers Med ; 12(11)2022 Nov 20.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36422108
The rapid increase in the number of genetic variants identified to be associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has created an emerging need to understand the functional pathways that are implicated in the pathology of ALS. Gene-set analysis (GSA) is a powerful method that can provide insight into the associated biological pathways, determining the joint effect of multiple genetic markers. The main contribution of this review is the collection of ALS GSA studies that employ GWAS or individual-based genotype data, investigating their methodology and results related to ALS-associated molecular pathways. Furthermore, the limitations in standard single-gene analyses are summarized, highlighting the power of gene-set analysis, and a brief overview of the statistical properties of gene-set analysis and related concepts is provided. The main aims of this review are to investigate the reproducibility of the collected studies and identify their strengths and limitations, in order to enhance the experimental design and therefore the quality of the results of future studies, deepening our understanding of this devastating disease.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article