Weighted gene co-expression network analysis reveals key genes involved in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma development

Cellular Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 379-388

  Giulietti, Matteo ^a   Occhipinti, Giulia ^a   Principato, Giovanni ^a   Piva, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Gene expression; Pancreatic cancer; PDAC; Systems biology; WGCNA

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN RELATED CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; HYDROLASE; TRANSFERASE; VOLTAGE DEPENDENT ANION CHANNEL 1; TRANSCRIPTOME; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DATABASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID METABOLISM; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHTED GENE COEXPRESSION NETWORK ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; MORTALITY; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS TUMOR; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMARKERS, TUMOR; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84973129501     PISSN: 22113428     EISSN: 22113436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13402-016-0283-7     Document Type: Article

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