Using Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis to Identify Abnormally Methylated Differentially Expressed Genes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Qing-Lian Chen,1,2,* Qian Yan,1,* Kun-Liang Feng,1,2,* Chun-Feng Xie,1,2,* Chong-Kai Fang,1,2 Ji-Nan Wang,1,2 Li-Hua Liu,2,3 Ya Li,3 Chong Zhong2,3 1Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Med

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Large-scale patterns of useful native plants based on a systematic review of ethnobotanical studies in Argentina

Plants are essential for our lives because they provide food, medicine, fuel, shelter, and immaterial resources.Understanding patterns of plant uses through large-scale plant use analysis may contribute to the development of a biocultural conservation approach.We conducted a systematic review to assess current knowledge of the ethnoflora of Argenti

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Dissecting causal relationships between immune cells, plasma metabolites, and COPD: a mediating Mendelian randomization study

ObjectiveThis study employed Mendelian Randomization (MR) Gift Card to investigate the causal relationships among immune cells, COPD, and potential metabolic mediators.MethodsUtilizing summary data from genome-wide association studies, we analyzed 731 immune cell phenotypes, 1,400 plasma metabolites, and COPD.Bidirectional MR analysis was conducted

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