AUTHOR=Wen Jianting , Liu Jian , Wang Bing , Jiang Hui , Wan Lei , Xin Ling , Sun Yue , Sun Yanqiu , Zhang Ying , Du Xinlei , Wang Xin , Wang Jie TITLE=Prediction of Self-Perception of Patient in Rheumatoid Arthritis With the Key RNAs Expression Profiles JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=7 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.00567 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2020.00567 ISSN=2296-858X ABSTRACT=

Self-perception in patients is their self-response to sensory stimuli. It is an important aspect of the existence and quality of life among patients. However, the inherent relationship between self-perception and the cellular activity at the molecular level is elusive. In this study, we aimed to explore the association of self-perception with RNA expression profile in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through computational analysis. We recruited 30 patients clinically diagnosed with RA and to age- and sex-matched controls without previous clinical history. In total, 5 self-perception measures and 30 RNA expression measures were derived from RA patients and control groups. A correlation analysis based on Spearman correlation and Logistic-regression methods was adopted to assess the correlation between self-perception and RNA expression. Quantitative analysis revealed that RA patients with poor self-perception were closely associated with RNAs expression, In addition, 3 key molecules including AC019117.2, LINC00638, and hsa_circ_0003972 could be used to predict self-perception changes in RA patients. Herein, our results will provide new insights in RA diagnosis however, the underlying mechanisms need to be further explored.