A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot Study
Abnormal immune reactivity in patients with beta-thalassemia (beta-thal) major can be associated with poor prognosis. Immunome protein-array analysis represents a powerful approach to identify novel biomarkers. The Sengenics Immunome Protein Array platform was used for high-throughput quantification...
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doaj-e5ea812e1ab1446d813025ec4ab782902020-11-25T03:02:43ZengMDPI AGBiomedicines2227-90592020-04-018979710.3390/biomedicines8050097A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot StudyAfshan Sumera0Nur Diana Anuar1Ammu Kutty Radhakrishnan2Hishamshah Ibrahim3Nurul H Rutt4Nur Hafiza Ismail5Ti-Myen Tan6Abdul Aziz Baba7School of Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, MalaysiaSengenics Corporation Pte Ltd, 409051, SingaporeJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Sunway 47500, MalaysiaPaediatrics Department, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur 50586, MalaysiaSengenics Corporation Pte Ltd, 409051, SingaporeSengenics Corporation Pte Ltd, 409051, SingaporeSengenics Corporation Pte Ltd, 409051, SingaporeSchool of Medicine, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, MalaysiaAbnormal immune reactivity in patients with beta-thalassemia (beta-thal) major can be associated with poor prognosis. Immunome protein-array analysis represents a powerful approach to identify novel biomarkers. The Sengenics Immunome Protein Array platform was used for high-throughput quantification of autoantibodies in 12 serum samples collected from nine beta-thal major patients and three non-thalassemia controls, which were run together with two pooled normal sera (Sengenics Internal QC samples). To obtain more accurate and reliable results, the evaluation of the biological relevance of the shortlisted biomarkers was analyzed using an Open Target Platform online database. Elevated autoantibodies directed against 23 autoantigens on the immunome array were identified and analyzed using a penetrance fold change-based bioinformatics method. Understanding the autoantibody profile of beta-thal major patients would help to further understand the pathogenesis of the disease. The identified autoantigens may serve as potential biomarkers for the prognosis of beta-thal major.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/8/5/97thalassemiaautoantibodiesglobin geneimmune responsebiomarkers |
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Afshan Sumera Nur Diana Anuar Ammu Kutty Radhakrishnan Hishamshah Ibrahim Nurul H Rutt Nur Hafiza Ismail Ti-Myen Tan Abdul Aziz Baba A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot Study Biomedicines thalassemia autoantibodies globin gene immune response biomarkers |
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Afshan Sumera Nur Diana Anuar Ammu Kutty Radhakrishnan Hishamshah Ibrahim Nurul H Rutt Nur Hafiza Ismail Ti-Myen Tan Abdul Aziz Baba |
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A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot Study |
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A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot Study |
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A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot Study |
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A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot Study |
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A Novel Method to Identify Autoantibodies against Putative Target Proteins in Serum from beta-Thalassemia Major: A Pilot Study |
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novel method to identify autoantibodies against putative target proteins in serum from beta-thalassemia major: a pilot study |
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Abnormal immune reactivity in patients with beta-thalassemia (beta-thal) major can be associated with poor prognosis. Immunome protein-array analysis represents a powerful approach to identify novel biomarkers. The Sengenics Immunome Protein Array platform was used for high-throughput quantification of autoantibodies in 12 serum samples collected from nine beta-thal major patients and three non-thalassemia controls, which were run together with two pooled normal sera (Sengenics Internal QC samples). To obtain more accurate and reliable results, the evaluation of the biological relevance of the shortlisted biomarkers was analyzed using an Open Target Platform online database. Elevated autoantibodies directed against 23 autoantigens on the immunome array were identified and analyzed using a penetrance fold change-based bioinformatics method. Understanding the autoantibody profile of beta-thal major patients would help to further understand the pathogenesis of the disease. The identified autoantigens may serve as potential biomarkers for the prognosis of beta-thal major. |
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thalassemia autoantibodies globin gene immune response biomarkers |
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