Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Skeletal Muscle Transcriptome Analysis: A Comprehensive Examination of Differentially Expressed Genes.

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However, the complex underlying mechanisms affecting this disease are not yet known. On the other hand, there is also no good prognosis of the disease due to the lack of biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Therefore, in this study, by means of bioinformatics analysis, sALS-affected muscle tissue was analyzed using the GEO GSE41414 dataset, identifying 397 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Functional analysis revealed 320 up-regulated DEGs associated with muscle development and 77 down-regulated DEGs linked to energy metabolism. Protein-protein interaction network analysis identified 20 hub genes, including EIF4A1, HNRNPR and NDUFA4. Furthermore, miRNA target gene networks revealed 17 miRNAs linked to hub genes, with hsa-mir-206, hsa-mir-133b and hsa-mir-100-5p having been previously implicated in ALS. 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