Project description:Initial whole genome sequencing of plasma cell neoplasms in First Responders exposed to the World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001
Project description:Human placenta bulk small RNA-seq from healthy pregnancies without infertility, from n=113 first trimester (58 female, 55 male) and n=47 third trimester (19 female, 28 male) tissue samples. Tissue was collected at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, USA. First trimester placenta was collected at 70-102 days of gestation from leftover chorionic villus sampling for prenatal genetic diagnosis. Third trimester placenta was collected after delivery at 254-290 days gestation from the fetal side near the umbilical cord insertion site beneath the amnion. Mothers with pre-existing diabetes or hypertension were excluded. All pregnancies were conceived without fertility treatments, were normal karyotype, and resulted in live singleton births. The average parental age was advanced (over 35 years old) but PCA analysis did not show clustering by either maternal or paternal age. Gonzalez et al 2021 [PMID: 34030457] analyzes similarities and differences between first and third trimester miRNA expression overall. Flowers et al 2021 focuses on the effect of fetal sex on miRNA expression across gestation.
2022-08-04 | GSE184860 | GEO
Project description:World Vegetable Center Mini Core Collection - DartSeq
Project description:Human placenta bulk mRNA-sequencing from n=124 first trimester (59 female, 65 male) and n=43 third trimester (18 female, 25 male) tissue samples. A subset of 23 pregnancies has matched placenta tissue collected at both first and third trimester. Tissue was collected at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, USA. First trimester placenta was collected at gestational ages of 70-100 days from leftover tissue from chorionic villus sampling for prenatal genetic diagnosis, after cleaning to remove maternal decidua. Third trimester placenta was collected after delivery at gestational ages 254-290 days from the fetal side near the umbilical cord insertion site beneath the amnion. Tissue was stored in RNAlater RNA Stabilization Solution (Invitrogen) at -80C until further processing. All pregnancies were conceived without fertility treatments, were normal karyotype, and resulted in live singleton births. Mothers with pre-existing diabetes or hypertension were excluded from the study, but not excluded if complications developed during pregnancy, though most pregnancies were uncomplicated. The average parental age was advanced (over 35 years old) but principal components analysis did not show clustering by either maternal or paternal age. RNA extraction was performed with physical homogenization of tissue followed by the AllPrep DNA/RNA/miRNA Universal Kit (QIAGEN), then 1 ug of the total RNA elution was used for library construction using the Illumina TruSeq Stranded mRNA library preparation kit (Illumina), with polyA mRNA selection then cDNA synthesis using SuperScript II reverse transcriptase (Invitrogen) and random primers. The cDNA was converted into double stranded DNA and PCR-amplified, then purified with Agencourt AMPure XP beads (Beckman Coulter). Sample libraries were multiplexed and sequenced on a NovaSeq 6000 platform (Illumina) using 75bp single-end mRNA-sequencing, with average 30 million reads per sample. Differential expression analysis was performed with DEseq2 to compare first versus third trimester placenta, adjusted for fetal sex [PubMed ID: 38271627]. Subanalyses were also performed to identify sex differences.
Project description:Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of death in females in the world. High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common histological subtype, and the platinum-resistance is a clinical challenge, In this study, we investigated the microRNA (miRNA) profiles of platinum-resistant and platinum-sensitive HGSOC.
Project description:Analysis of hepatic transcript data using unbiased Weighted Gene Correlation Network Analysis (WGCNA) to identify significant modules of genes correlated with lesion burden and performed pathway enrichment analysis of genes in significant modules. The hypothesis tested in the present study was that transcript modules are predictive of atherosclerotic lesion burden after a high cholesterol, high fat diet challenge. Results of the study provide an understanding of the key pathways and genes underlying atherosclerotic lesion burdenafter high cholesterol and high fat diet challenge in baboons .