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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Yao-Zhong Liu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-61490 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Liu Yao-Zhong YZ Maney Pooja P Puri Jyoti J Zhou Yu Y Baddoo Melody M Strong Michael M Wang Yu-Ping YP Flemington Erik E Deng Hong-Wen HW
Gene 20160123 2
<h4>Background</h4>Monocytes are an important cell type in chronic periodontitis (CP) by interacting with oral bacteria and mediating host immune response. The aim of this study was to reveal new functional genes and pathways for CP at monocyte transcriptomic level.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed an RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) study of peripheral blood monocytes (PBMs) in 5 non-smoking moderate to severe CP (case) individuals vs. 5 controls. We took advantage of a microarray study of periodontitis to ...[more]