FIGURE 12.
Analysis of hub genes. (A) Differences in expression levels of BHLHE40, CASP4, PECAM1, PKM, SERPINB1, TLR2, and VEGFA in the control (green) and aortic dissection (AD, orange) groups. (B) Functional similarity analysis of key genes. (C–I) Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for CASP4 (C), PECAM1 (D), PKM (E), SERPINB1 (F), TLR2 (G), VEGFA (H), and BHLHE40 (I). The horizontal coordinate is 1—specificity and the vertical coordinate is sensitivity; AUC, area under the curve, with an AUC value closer to 1 indicating better diagnostic prediction ability. (ns: p > 0.05, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001).