Experiments

Searchable full-text extractions: founding hypothesis, core claims, experimental setups, key results and statistics — pulled out of each paper as structure. Search a cell line, an assay or an entity (e.g. HUH7) and find every paper that worked with it. This corpus stands on its own: most entries carry no reproduction assessment (yet).

• Exploring the key genetic association between chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through integrated bioinformatics.

  PMID 37501719 · PMC10369079 · Frontiers in genetics · 2023 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  CP and PDAC share a co-expression gene network identifiable via WGCNA on independent GEO datasets

  pancreatic pdac shared overlapping wgcna geo2r cluego

• SGCRNA: spectral clustering-guided co-expression network analysis without scale-free constraints for multi-omic data.

  PMID 41615289 · PMC12856952 · Briefings in bioinformatics · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  WGCNA's reliance on a scale-free topology assumption is problematic because real co-expression networks do not consistently exhibit scale-free properties

  gse114007 gse261545 dryad.37pvmcvsg prjna762466 bulk spatial merfish

• Colorectal Cancer Prediction Based on Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis and Variational Auto-Encoder.

  PMID 32825264 · PMC7563725 · Biomolecules · 2020 · 6 claims · 7 setups

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  Combining WGCNA hub genes and VAE 10-dimensional representation as features for an SVM classifier achieves high accuracy in predicting CRC

  colorectal same combined meturquoise microarray differential batch

• Identification of phenotype-specific networks from paired gene expression-cell shape imaging data.

  PMID 35197309 · PMC8997347 · Genome research · 2022 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  WGCNA-derived gene coexpression modules from breast cancer cell line RNA-seq data correlate significantly with specific cell-shape features

  breast same gene identified bulk high-content regulon

• Gene module regulation in dilated cardiomyopathy and the role of Na/K-ATPase.

  PMID 35901050 · PMC9333241 · PloS one · 2022 · 7 claims · 7 setups

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  Several WGCNA gene co-expression modules are significantly associated with both LVEF and the DCM phenotype in heart failure patients.

  heart degs gene genes bulk gene kegg

• Identification of common genetic characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis and major depressive disorder by bioinformatics analysis and machine learning.

  PMID 37415981 · PMC10320004 · Frontiers in immunology · 2023 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  EAF1, SDCBP and RNF19B are common genetic characteristics (hub genes) shared by RA and MDD

  pbmc intersected candidate wgcna differential kegg

• Identification of a PRDM1-regulated T cell network to regulate atherosclerotic plaque inflammation.

  PMID 41039608 · PMC12490039 · Genome medicine · 2025 · 7 claims · 7 setups

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  A distinct gene co-expression module with a prominent T cell signature is associated with unstable plaques.

  carotid calcified atherosclerotic cell-specific microarray single-cell immunohistochemistry

• Identification of immune-related signatures and pathogenesis differences between thoracic aortic aneurysm patients with bicuspid versus tricuspid valves via weighted gene co-expression network analysis.

  PMID 37883426 · PMC10602290 · PloS one · 2023 · 6 claims · 8 setups

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  TAA/TAV pathogenesis is more strongly associated with immune-related gene expression than TAA/BAV.

  aortic genes wgcna gene cibersort

• Comprehensive analysis of transcriptomics and radiomics revealed the potential of TEDC2 as a diagnostic marker for lung adenocarcinoma.

  PMID 39553728 · PMC11569783 · PeerJ · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  WGCNA identified 214 key genes in the blue module most correlated with LUAD

  tcga-luad merged tedc2-associated a549 wgcna differential machine

• Machine learning and free energy clustering reveal PAH protein binding linked to AD risk.

  PMID 41953002 · PMC13053772 · iScience · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  PARP1, PTPN1, and ITGA4 are core PAH protein targets identified via PPI network analysis and XGBoost feature selection from AD-associated DEGs

  brain geo predicted gse44771 wgcna differential protein-protein

• Gene co-expression network analysis in human spinal cord highlights mechanisms underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis susceptibility.

  PMID 33707641 · PMC7970949 · Scientific reports · 2021 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  WGCNA on control human cervical spinal cord RNA-seq identifies 13 co-expression modules (SC.M1-M13), each representing distinct biological processes or cell types.

  cervical als top yeast bulk stratified protein-protein

• Multi-scale integrative analyses identify THBS2(+) cancer-associated fibroblasts as a key orchestrator promoting aggressiveness in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma.

  PMID 35547750 · PMC9065207 · Theranostics · 2022 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  THBS2 is a tumor size-independent biomarker that robustly predicts post-surgical OS and RFS in multiple independent early-stage LUAD cohorts

  tcga paired thbs2+ scrna-seq wgcna scrna-seq gsea

• Machine learning-based identification of an immunotherapy-related signature to enhance outcomes and immunotherapy responses in melanoma.

  PMID 39355255 · PMC11442245 · Frontiers in immunology · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  66 consensus immunotherapy prognostic genes (CITPGs) were identified from the intersection of WGCNA modules, immunotherapy responder-vs-non-responder DEGs, and tumor-vs-normal DEGs

  melanoma tcga-skcm prjeb23709 microarray wgcna differential consensus

• Integrated weighted gene co-expression network analysis with an application to chronic fatigue syndrome.

  PMID 18986552 · PMC2625353 · BMC systems biology · 2008 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  Integrated WGCNA (IWGCNA), which adds genetic marker-based causality testing to standard WGCNA, can identify a disease-related module and its causal drivers

  cfs most candidate second microarray snp weighted

• Identification of markers correlating with mitochondrial function in myocardial infarction by bioinformatics.

  PMID 39775580 · PMC11684664 · PloS one · 2024 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  MitoDEGs in MI are mainly involved in mitochondrial function and ATP synthesis pathways

  left mus combined heart microarray weighted bulk

• Mitochondrial DNA methylation predicts immunotherapy response and prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma: evidence from scRNA-Seq and machine learning.

  PMID 41663976 · PMC12997902 · BMC cancer · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Differentially expressed MTDM-related genes (DEMTDMRGs) are significantly enriched in cell cycle regulation, ferroptosis, and ABC transporter pathways

  luad demtdmrgs gse131907 wgcna kegg univariate

• Development and validation of a gemcitabine sensitivity-related long noncoding RNA signature for predicting the prognosis and subtypes of bladder cancer.

  PMID 41809777 · PMC12968932 · Translational andrology and urology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A 37-GSRlncRNA prognostic signature stratifies BLCA patients into low- and high-risk groups with significant differences in survival, pathway enrichment, immune infiltration, and mutational profiles

  tcga-blca blca paired wgcna differential machine

• Targeting TPX2-dependent lineage plasticity by CDK4/6 inhibition reverses therapy resistance in neuroendocrine bladder carcinoma.

  PMID 41923619 · PMC13130694 · Cell reports. Medicine · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A 315-gene 'NE-like signature' (NE-like Sig), derived from the WGCNA MEmidnightblue module, marks a lineage-plasticity-associated transcriptional program distinct from canonical NE differentiation.

  cases in-house bladder nebc wgcna single-cell spatial

• Enhancing chemotherapy response prediction via matched colorectal tumor-organoid gene expression analysis and network-based biomarker selection.

  PMID 39754813 · PMC11754497 · Translational oncology · 2025 · 6 claims · 8 setups

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  A consensus WGCNA approach combining matched tumor-organoid and independent organoid drug-response expression data identifies gene modules and hub genes predictive of 5-FU chemotherapy response

  colorectal matched combined expression microarray rna-seq consensus

• Weighted gene co-expression network analysis reveals that CXCL10, IRF7, MX1, RSAD2, and STAT1 are related to the chronic stage of spinal cord injury.

  PMID 34532385 · PMC8421925 · Annals of translational medicine · 2021 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  The brown co-expression module (775 genes) is the module most significantly associated with the chronic stage of SCI

  spinal brown sci microarray functional protein-protein