Project description:We performed a whole-genome DNA methylation analysis using EPIC Illumina BeadArrays on a cohort of 187 “Italian” COVID-19 patients (123 mild and 64 severe) to identify epigenetic markers underlying the worst evolution of the disease (death or Intensive Care Unit admission for mechanical ventilation support).
Project description:The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)/Acute Lung Injury (ALI) was described 30 years ago, yet the interaction between specific sets of genes involved in this syndrome remains incompletely understood. Experiment Overall Design: 13 patients with ALI + sepsis and 21 patients with sepsis alone were recruited from the Medical Intensive Care Unit of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center between February 2005 and June 2007. Whole blood was obtained from each patient within 48 hours of admission, and RNA was extracted for gene expression profiling, and comparison analysis.
Project description:Whole-genome sequencing shows that patient-to-patient transmission rarely accounts for acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus in an Intensive Care Unit