Reference-guided Genome Assembly of Long Non-coding RNA Transcripts reveals Target Genes Associated With Crohn's Disease
Meaghan M. Kennedy Ng, Sophie Silverstein, Nina C. Nishiyama, Caroline Beasley, Grace Lian, Bingfang Huan, Gwen W. Lau, David Andrew Weaver, Ayesh Awad, Matthew R. Schaner, Shehzad Z. Sheikh, Terrence S. Furey
The paper identifies differentially expressed lncRNAs in Crohn's disease using genome-guided RNA-seq and links them to nearby protein-coding genes involved in immune response and tissue regeneration.
Scientific Reports · May 25, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics