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Nine programmed cell death patterns and five key genes (BID, CASP1, FZD9, INHBA, and STXBP2) are significantly associated with macrophage infiltration and the pathogenesis of middle ear cholesteatoma. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To identify differentially enriched programmed cell death (PCD) patterns and key diagnostic gene signatures in middle ear cholesteatoma (MEC).

August 23, 2026HereditasOpen Access

Transcriptomic sequencing reveals key programmed cell death gene signatures in middle ear cholesteatoma

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WXWencan XuShandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital MYMengmeng YuGuizhou Provincial People's Hospital YWYaning WangSun Yat-sen University

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Transcriptomic analysis reveals five key programmed cell death genes linked to macrophage infiltration in middle ear cholesteatoma, highlighting potential therapeutic and diagnostic targets.

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To identify differentially enriched programmed cell death (PCD) patterns and key diagnostic gene signatures in middle ear cholesteatoma (MEC).
Performed transcriptome sequencing on MEC and control tissue samples.
Applied ssGSEA, WGCNA, LASSO, and Boruta machine learning algorithms to identify and select key PCD-related candidate genes.
Profiled immune infiltration using CIBERSORT and validated gene expression changes with quantitative PCR (qPCR).
Identified differential enrichment across nine PCD pathways, including pyroptosis, apoptosis, necroptosis, disulfidptosis, and parthanatos.
Identified five key PCD signature genes (BID, CASP1, FZD9, INHBA, and STXBP2), with qPCR confirming significant upregulation of CASP1 and STXBP2 in MEC.
Demonstrated altered infiltration levels of M0, M1, and M2 macrophages that strongly correlated with the five key PCD gene signatures.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aadf37677a34114446775 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41065-026-00731-5

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Transcriptomic analysis reveals five key programmed cell death genes linked to macrophage infiltration in middle ear cholesteatoma, highlighting potential therapeutic and diagnostic targets.

Transcriptomic sequencing reveals key programmed cell death gene signatures in middle ear cholesteatoma

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Transcriptomic sequencing reveals key programmed cell death gene signatures in middle ear cholesteatoma

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