Identification of Hub Genes and Key Pathways Associated with Follicular Lymphoma.

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Although FL patients' overall survival rates have steadily increased, there is still no accepted standard of care for individuals who experience recurrence or resistance to treatment. Hence, it is needed to evaluate the precise molecular cascades underlying FL to develop efficient diagnostic and treatment approaches. Herein, we aimed to evaluate variations in gene expression profiles, explore the underlying mechanisms, and find new FL targets. In the present study, Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database was employed to evaluate microarray datasets including GSE32018 and GSE55267. R software was employed to evaluate differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between FL and noncancer samples. The DEGs were evaluated using GO, KEGG pathway enrichment analysis, and PPI network to evaluate hub genes, which were then, examined using gene function enrichment analysis. According to the obtained results, a total of 190 upregulated and 162 downregulated DEGs were evaluated. Following the generation of PPI networks, 15 hub genes in highly connected upregulated DEGs were selected including FN1, MMP9, CCL2, CD8A, POSTN, CCR5, COL3A1, CXCL12, VCAM1, COL1A2, CCL5, SPARC, TIMP1, CXCL9, and IL18. The GO enrichment evaluation of the underlined hub genes indicated that the immunological response was the most considerably enriched term. Twelve significant cascades were found using the KEGG pathway analysis, most of which were linked to cellular structure and immunity. Our findings suggested that FN1, SPARC, POSTN, MMP9, and VCAM1 genes are potential biomarkers of FL, and cellular immunity contributes to the pathogenesis of FL. 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