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- Title
Effects of Misdiagnosis in Input Data on the Identification of Differential Expression Genes in Incipient Alzheimer Patients.
- Authors
Joseph, Sandeep; Robbins, Kelly; Zhang, Wensheng; Rekaya, Romdhane
- Abstract
Gene expression profiles of 16 Alzheimer's (AD) patients, diagnosed as incipient or healthy using Mini-Mental State Examination and Neurofibrillary Tangles scores, were analyzed to validate the reclassification of 4 subjects previously identified as being misdiagnosed. Three datasets were created using original classifications (D1), new classifications, based on a misclassification algorithm (D2), and by removing questionable subjects (D3). Mixed model analysis was used to identify differentially expressed genes. Many genes related to the nervous system and AD were found to be differentially expressed in D2 and D3, while few genes, none related to NS or AD, were found using D1. Several additional relevant genes were found when using D2 versus D3, which were likely due to differences in sample size. These results suggest the 4 questionable subjects were likely misclassified in D1. The similarities between results obtained using D2 and D3 provides further evidence of the adequacy of the misclassification algorithm.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSTIC errors; ALZHEIMER'S disease; MEDICAL errors; GENE expression; PATIENTS
- Publication
In Silico Biology, 2008, Vol 8, Issue 5/6, p545
- ISSN
1386-6338
- Publication type
Article