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Using these numbers and the relative size of the initial data set, we determine the statistical significance of the network connectivity provided through each node. We applied this method to gene expression data from psoriasis patients and identified many confirmed biological targets of psoriasis and suggested several new targets. Using predicted regulatory nodes we were able to reconstruct disease pathways that are in excellent agreement with the current knowledge on the pathogenesis of psoriasis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The systematic and automated approach described in this paper is readily applicable to uncovering high-quality therapeutic targets, and holds great promise for developing network-based combinational treatment strategies for a wide range of diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1752-0509-3-36","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,3,24]],"date-time":"2009-03-24T03:15:27Z","timestamp":1237864527000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":98,"title":["Identifying disease-specific genes based on their topological significance in protein networks"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"3","author":[{"given":"Zolt\u00e1n","family":"Dezs\u0151","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Yuri","family":"Nikolsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Tatiana","family":"Nikolskaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jeremy","family":"Miller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"David","family":"Cherba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Craig","family":"Webb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Andrej","family":"Bugrim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,3,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"304_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"140","DOI":"10.1038\/msb4100180","volume":"3","author":"HY Chuang","year":"2007","unstructured":"Chuang HY, Lee E, Liu YT, Lee D, Ideker T: Network-based classification of breast cancer metastasis. 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