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Raitis Pečulis

Latvian Biomedical Research and Study CentreORCID 0000-0003-1107-4550Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 2 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineDOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)Peer-reviewedJul 1, 2026

Genetic drivers of etiologic heterogeneity in thyroid cancer

Yon Ho Jee, Nikita V. Pozdeyev, Christopher R. Gignoux…·Alicia R. Martin

This study identifies 51 genetic loci associated with thyroid cancer through a multi-ancestry GWAS and explores pleiotropic relationships to uncover mechanistic clusters and genetic subtypes.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-75111-8

humanGWAS summary statistics

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 1, 2026

Spatial organization of myofibroblastic and complement-secreting CAFs in neuroendocrine tumors

Helvijs Niedra, Marta Līva Spriņģe, Katrine Tiltina…·Vita Rovīte

The paper uses spatial transcriptomics to analyze stromal microenvironments in neuroendocrine tumors, identifying spatially segregated fibroblast states across different anatomical sites.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.26.708188

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineVirologica SinicaPeer-reviewedOct 1, 2021

Replication of LZTFL1 gene region as a susceptibility locus for COVID-19 in Latvian population.

Raimonds Reščenko, Raitis Pečulis, Monta Brīvība…·Jānis Kloviņš

The paper replicates the 3p21.31 locus as a susceptibility locus for COVID-19 in a Latvian population, identifying variants in LZTFL1 associated with increased infection and hospitalization risk.

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