Causal modeling using network ensemble simulations of genetic and gene expression data predicts genes involved in rheumatoid arthritis.

Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) is a key regulator of inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). TNF-α blocker therapies can be very effective for a substantial number of patients, but fail to work in one third of patients who show no or minimal response. It is therefore necessary to discover new m...

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Main Authors: Heming Xing, Paul D McDonagh, Jadwiga Bienkowska, Tanya Cashorali, Karl Runge, Robert E Miller, Dave Decaprio, Bruce Church, Ronenn Roubenoff, Iya G Khalil, John Carulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3053315?pdf=render