Identification and validation of key autophagy-related genes in lupus nephritis by bioinformatics and machine learning.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most frequent and serious organic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Autophagy, a new form of programmed cell death, has been implicated in a variety of renal diseases, but the relationship between autophagy and LN remains unelucidated.

Authors

  • Su Zhang
  • Weitao Hu
    Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, P.R. China.
  • Yelin Tang
    General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, P.R. China.
  • Xiaoqing Chen
    College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.