Cystic
fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening autosomal recessive disorder due to
mutations in the CFTR gene, resulting in abnormal chloride transport, airway
inflammation, and progressive pulmonary damage. While CFTR dysfunction is the
main molecular cause, disease severity is modulated by intricate gene
interaction networks and inflammatory signaling pathways. In this study, a
bioinformatics-based network analysis approach was used to uncover important
target genes and pathways for CF. A list of CF-related seed genes was obtained
from the DisGeNET database and supplemented by GeneMANIA to build a functional
interaction network. Protein-protein interaction analysis was carried out using
the STRING tool, and hub genes were selected according to network topology.
Pathway enrichment analysis was performed using Reactome.
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