Single-cell transcriptome-wide association analysis reveals epithelial cell-specific genetic susceptibility to colorectal cancer
Qing Li, Chao Li, Linshuoshuo Lyu, Jifeng Wang, Fangcheng Yuan, Eugene Jeong, Qingyuan Song, Chao Yan, You Chen, Jungyoon Choi, Shuai Xu, Yu Wang, Quanhu Sheng, Wanqing Wen, Martha J. Shrubsole, , Xingyi Guo
The paper performs single-cell transcriptome-wide association analysis to identify cell-type-specific genetic susceptibility genes for colorectal cancer, finding 546 gene-cell-type associations and 347 candidate susceptibility genes.
medRxiv · Nov 1, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine