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Transcriptomic analyses combined pathway-centric functional annotation (DAVID) with protein-protein interaction (PPI) network modeling (STRING v12.0).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Stroke patients exhibited significantly reduced VMHC in the rectus gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, middle occipital gyrus, cuneus, and right calcarine\/left posterior cingulate gyrus (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05, GRF-corrected). VMHC alterations correlated positively and negatively with 1,198 genes each. Transcriptomic profiling revealed significant enrichment in synaptic vesicle trafficking, mitochondrial energy metabolism, and neuroinflammation-related pathways. PPI mapping uncovered multi-tiered networks with hub genes including\n                      <jats:italic>BRCA1<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>CDK9<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>ACTB<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>ATP6V1A\/F<\/jats:italic>\n                      involved in transcriptional regulation, cytoskeletal dynamics, and vesicular acidification.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This multimodal integration study elucidates polygenic correlates of post-stroke VMHC abnormalities, demonstrating that interhemispheric coordination may depend on synergistic interactions among functionally diverse gene clusters. 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