Evaluating the impact of a sample-matched reference genome on single-cell transcriptomic inferences in Plasmodium falciparum
Talleh Almelli, Sunil Kumar Dogga, Jesse Rop, Seri Kitada, Mara Lawniczak
The paper evaluates how using a sample-matched reference genome affects single-cell transcriptomic analysis in Plasmodium falciparum, finding that var genes require a matched genome for accurate expression inference.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics