Identification of prognostic genes in colorectal cancer through transcription profiling of multi-stage carcinogenesis.

ABSTRACT: Colorectal cancer is a complex multistage process following the adenoma-carcinoma sequence. Additional research on the basis of molecular dysregulations, particularly in the precancerous stage, may provide insight into the realization of potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the disease. In the present study, the expression profile of human multistage colorectal mucosa tissues, including healthy, adenoma and adenocarcinoma samples, was downloaded. Genes that were consistently differentially expressed in precancerous tissues and cancer samples were collected. Based on a merged biological network, the biggest connected component composed of these identified genes and their one-step neighbors were retrieved to conduct random walk with restart algorithm, in order to identify genes s

SUBMITTER: An N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6313101 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature