# Cerna Analysis

Use when building a ceRNA regulatory network from a key gene list by combining bundled...

- Repository: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills (2020 stars)
- Category: Documents
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-09-17
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill cerna-analysis -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill cerna-analysis -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill cerna-analysis -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill cerna-analysis -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Use when building a ceRNA regulatory network from a key gene list by combining bundled miRNA-mRNA and miRNA-lncRNA database files, with flat-file CSV exports and PDF visualization in a single output directory. NOT for: differential expression, single-cell analysis, enrichment analysis, or workflows without a key gene list.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# ceRNA Analysis

## When to Use

Use this skill when you need to construct a ceRNA regulatory network from a known key-gene list using the bundled miRNA-mRNA and miRNA-lncRNA reference tables.

Use it for:

- Building a ceRNA network from one gene list and exporting flat CSV plus PDF outputs
- Comparing supported miRNA source modes such as `combined`, `starbase`, or pairwise overlaps
- Re-running the same local workflow with different lncRNA strictness, layout, or plotting parameters

Do not use it for:

- Differential expression, single-cell, enrichment, or survival analysis
- Workflows that do not start from a key gene list
- Cases where you want a miRNA-mRNA-only graph without a retained lncRNA ceRNA layer

## Input Validation

This skill accepts:

- A key gene list as a plain-text file (one gene symbol per line) or as a comma-separated string on the CLI
- Optional parameter overrides for dataset mode, lncRNA strictness, layout, colors, and timeout

If the user's request does not involve building a ceRNA regulatory network from a key gene list, for example, asking to run differential expression, enrichment analysis, single-cell workflows, or survival analysis, do not proceed with the workflow. Instead respond:

> "ceRNA Analysis is designed to construct a ceRNA regulatory network from a key gene list using bundled miRNA-mRNA and miRNA-lncRNA reference databases. Your request appears to be outside this scope. Please provide a key gene list and specify a supported miRNA dataset mode, or use a more appropriate skill for differential expression, enrichment analysis, or single-cell workflows."

## When to Read External Files

The rest: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/blob/HEAD/awesome-med-research-skills/Data Analysis/cerna-analysis/SKILL.md