*Singh, K; *Masuda, K; *Thonar, E.; *An, H; +*Cs-Szabo, G +* Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL [email protected] INTRODUCTION: The functions of the intervertebral disc (IVD) as a unit, and of the annulus fibrosus (AF) and nucleus pulposus (NP) individually, are determined by the molecular composition of their extracellular matrices (ECM). The outerand inner-AF consists of large collag...

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Diabetic nephropathy (DN) remains a major cause of end-stage renal disease. The development novel biomarkers and early diagnosis DN are great clinical importance. goal this study was to identify hub genes with diagnostic potential for by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Gene E...