Single-cell mapping of the fallopian tube reveals a genomically unstable secretory cell state enriched in carriers of germline BRCA1/2 mutations
Yaniv Eyal-Lubling, Maria Vias, Katarzyna Kania, Dimana Kaludova, James Hall, Robin Crawford, Rutendo Nyagumbo, Sophia Ward, Svetlana Khoronenkova, Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio, Charles Swanton, Mercedes Jimenez Linan, James D. Brenton, Filipe Correia Martins
The paper identifies genomically unstable secretory cells in fallopian tubes of BRCA1/2 carriers using single-cell transcriptomics, linking them to replication stress and early cancer transformation.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology