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Ricarda Graf

Medical University of GrazORCID 0000-0002-0209-7315Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ricarda Graf1 paper · University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

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Cancer Biology· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Ellen HeitzeriD· 3 shared Aitor Rodríguez‐CasanovaiD· 1 shared Alexandre HarléiD· 1 shared Alexis RapiniD· 1 shared Amin El HeliebiiD· 1 shared Anes Hadjadj AouliD· 1 shared Ángel Díaz‐LagaresiD· 1 shared Anne‐Marie C. DingemansiD· 1 shared

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Tissue architecture and immune niches govern ctDNA release in colorectal cancer

Stefan Kühberger, Katja Sallinger, Christin-Therese Müller, Maria Escriva Conde, Sergio Marco Salas, Silvia Andaloro, Christine Beichler, Ricarda Graf, Karin Pankratz, Julia Enzi, Sarah Binder, Martina Scheiber, Lilli Bonstingl, Jasmin Blatterer, Stefan Uranitsch, , Ellen Heitzer

This study identifies tissue architecture and immune niches as key factors influencing ctDNA release in colorectal cancer by integrating spatial transcriptomics and in situ mutation detection.

bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Analytical Validation of a Pan-Cancer NGS Assay for In-House Liquid Biopsy Testing: An International Multicenter Study

Gaëlle Lescuyer, Alexandre Harlé, Hari Shankar Kumar, Pantelis Constantoulakis, Nicole Pfarr, Ellen Heitzer, Clémence Michon, Gianluca Russo, Ernst‐Jan M. Speel, Marie Piecyk, Marie Husson, Georgia Christopoulou, Eva-Maria Mayr, Mai-Lan Koppermann, Christophe Passot, , Lea Francoise Payen

This study validates a pan-cancer NGS assay for liquid biopsy testing across multiple centers, showing high sensitivity and specificity for detecting genomic alterations in cfDNA.

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics · Sep 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Inferring expressed genes by whole-genome sequencing of plasma DNA

Peter Ulz, Gerhard G Thallinger, Martina Auer, Ricarda Graf, Karl Kashofer, Stephan W Jahn, Luca Abete, Gunda Pristauz, Edgar Petru, Jochen B Geigl, Ellen Heitzer, Michael R Speicher

This study uses whole-genome sequencing of plasma DNA to infer expressed genes by analyzing nucleosome occupancy patterns and classifies cancer driver genes in metastatic patients.

bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2016Cancer Biology