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Public on Jul 26, 2011 |
| Title |
A Gene Expression Phenotype In Lymphocytes From Friedreich’s Ataxia Patients |
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Homo sapiens |
| Experiment type |
Expression profiling by array
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| Summary |
Gene expression studies in peripheral tissues from patients with neurodegenerative disorders can provide insights into disease pathogenesis, and identify potential biomarkers, an important goal of translational research in neurodegeneration. Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease caused by reduced transcription of frataxin, a ubiquitously expressed protein. We studied in vitro lymphocytes from FRDA patients and carriers, in order to identify a peripheral gene expression phenotype. Peripheral biomarkers related to disease status would be extremely valuable for assessing drug efficacy and could provide new pathophysiological insights.
We identified a subset of genes changed in cells from patients with pathological frataxin deficiency and a core set of these genes were confirmed in independent series. Changes in gene expression were related to the mitochondria, lipid metabolism, cell cycle, and DNA repair, consistent with FRDA’s known pathophysiology. We evaluated the in vitro effect of multiple compounds (HDAC inhibitors) on this putative biomarker set, and found that this biochemical phenotype was ameliorated in accordance with drug efficacy. Frataxin downregulation is associated with robust changes in gene expression in PBMCs, providing pathogenetic insights and a core subset of genes which, if verified in vivo, could be used as a peripheral biomarker.
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| Overall design |
We characterized the gene expression profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from FRDA patients, compared with controls and related carriers. Cells were studied both before and after in vitro treatment with compounds that increase frataxin levels. Quantitative real-time PCR and additional microarrays were used to confirm a core set of genes in multiple independent series
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| Contributor(s) |
Coppola G, Burnett R, Perlman S, Versano R, Gao F, Plasterer H, Rai M, Saccá F, Filla A, Lynch DR, Rusche JR, Gottesfeld JM, Pandolfo M, Geschwind DH |
| Citation(s) |
22162061 |
| Submission date |
Jul 25, 2011 |
| Last update date |
Mar 17, 2014 |
| Contact name |
Giovanni Coppola |
| E-mail(s) |
gcoppola@ucla.edu
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310-794-4172
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| Organization name |
UCLA
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| Department |
Psychiatry and Neurology
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| Lab |
Neurogenetics
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| Street address |
1524 Gonda, 695 Charles Young Drive South
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Los Angeles |
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CA |
| ZIP/Postal code |
90095 |
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USA |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL6255 |
Illumina humanRef-8 v2.0 expression beadchip |
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| Samples (108)
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA146285 |
| Supplementary file |
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| GSE30933_non-normalized.txt.gz |
4.9 Mb |
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TXT |
| Processed data included within Sample table |
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