| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
- |
| Associated microRNA: |
- |
| Biological function: |
Potential diagnostic biomarker to differentiate active TB patients from healthy controls. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Not specified; identified as part of a pathway-based PBMC circRNA signature for TB classification. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
immune regulation (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
S
M
|
| Validation methods: |
RNA-seq; Microarray; RNase R Treatment; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; ROC Analysis; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
Included in a PBMC 7-circRNA signature with diagnostic performance (AUC 0.946) differentiating TB patients from healthy controls. |
| Description: |
hsa_circ_0002908 (host gene PTK2) is up-regulated in PBMCs from active pulmonary TB patients and is part of a 7-circRNA PBMC diagnostic signature validated in an independent cohort (AUC 0.946). |
| Confidence score: |
0.6142 |