RNA-Seq Analysis of Gene Expression, Viral Pathogen, and B-Cell/T-Cell Receptor Signatures in Complex Chronic Disease.

TitleRNA-Seq Analysis of Gene Expression, Viral Pathogen, and B-Cell/T-Cell Receptor Signatures in Complex Chronic Disease.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsBouquet J, Gardy JL, Brown S, Pfeil J, Miller RR, Morshed M, Avina-Zubieta A, Shojania K, McCabe M, Parker S, Uyaguari M, Federman S, Tang P, Steiner T, Otterstater M
JournalClin Infect Dis.
Volume64
Start Page476
Issue4
Date Published02/2017
Keywordsadcls, b-cell, bfs, chronic, complex, disease, lyme, pathogen, receptor, t-cell, virus
Abstract

Here, we performed blinded RNA-seq analysis of whole blood collected from 25 adults diagnosed with CFS and 13 ADCLS patients, comparing these cases to 25 matched controls and 11 patients with well-controlled systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Samples were collected at patient enrollment and not during acute symptom flares. RNA-seq data were used to study host gene expression, B-cell/T-cell receptor profiles (BCR/TCR), and potential viral infections.
URLhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28172519