Table 2. The most important attributes (differentially expressed genes introduced by meta-analysis) ranked based on 10 attribute weighting algorithms (AWs), including PCA, Uncertainty, Relief, Chi-Squared, Gini Index, Deviation, Rule, Gain Ratio, Information Gain, and SVM.
| Attribute (Gene symbol) |
Gene name (alias) | The number of AWs that indicate the attribute is important (weight above 0.7) |
|---|---|---|
| CXCL2 | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 (GRO3) | 7 |
| CXCL8 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 (IL-8, IL8) | 6 |
| GRO1 | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1, MGSA) | 6 |
| CFB | complement factor B (BF) | 6 |
| ZC3H12A | zinc finger CCCH-type containing 12A | 6 |
| CCL20 | C-C motif chemokine ligand 20 | 5 |
| NFKBIZ | NFKB inhibitor zeta (MAIL) | 5 |
| S100A9 | S100 calcium binding protein A9 | 5 |
| S100A8 | S100 calcium binding protein A8 | 5 |
| PDE4B | phosphodiesterase 4B | 5 |
| CASP4 | caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (CASP13) | 5 |
| HP | haptoglobin | 5 |