Identification of Important Modules and Hub Gene in Chronic Kidney Disease Based on WGCNA.

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In this study, we aimed to screen and identify potential key genes for CKD using the weighted gene coexpression network (WGCNA) analysis tool. Gene expression data related to CKD were screened from GEO database, and expression datasets of GSE66494 and GSE62792 were obtained. After discrete analysis of samples, WGCNA analysis was performed to construct gene coexpression module, and the correlation between the module and disease was calculated. The modules with a significant correlation with the disease were selected for Gene Ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. Then, the interaction network of related molecules was constructed, and the high score subnetwork was selected, and the candidate key molecules were identified. A total of 882 DEGs were identified in the screening datasets. A subnetwork containing 6 nodes was found with a high score of 12.08, including CEBPZ, IFI16, LYAR, BRIX1, BMS1, and DDX18. 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