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Tianyou Luo
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0003-4157-795XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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2019-2026 · peak 4/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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- NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Connectome-based spatial statistics enabling large-scale population analyses of human connectome across cohorts
Tengfei Li, Xifeng Wang, Martin Cole…·Hongtu Zhu B
This paper introduces CBSS, a framework for analyzing structural connectomes across multiple cohorts, showing its reliability and utility in cross-cohort diffusion MRI studies.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.09.717492 - GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
MAST-Decon: Smooth Cell-type Deconvolution Method for Spatial Transcriptomics Data
Tianyou Luo, Jiawen Carmen Chen, Wenrong Wu…·Yun Li
MAST-Decon improves spatial transcriptomics deconvolution by incorporating spatial neighborhood and histological image features to enhance accuracy and reliability.
2 citations - BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprint
Machine learning methods for predicting guide RNA effects in CRISPR epigenome editing experiments
Wancen Mu, Tianyou Luo, Alejandro Barrera…·Yun Li
This paper introduces launch-dCas9, a machine learning framework to predict guide RNA effects in CRISPR epigenome editing, showing high accuracy and improved gRNA selection.
6 citations - Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
The pivotal role of the X-chromosome in the genetic architecture of the human brain
Zhiwen Jiang, Patrick F. Sullivan, Tengfei Li…·Hongtu Zhu B
The paper investigates the genetic impact of the X-chromosome and sex differences in the human brain, identifying 72 genome-wide significant trait-locus pairs linked to brain-related disorders.
- GeneticsbioRxivPreprint
Cell composition inference and identification of layer-specific spatial transcriptional profiles with POLARIS
Jiawen Carmen Chen, Tianyou Luo, Min-Zhi Jiang…·Yun Li
POLARIS infers cell composition from histology images and identifies layer-specific differentially expressed genes in spatial transcriptomics data.
DOI 10.1101/2022.12.08.519631 - Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
Genetic influences on the shape of brain ventricular and subcortical structures
Bingxin Zhao, Tengfei Li, Xiaochen Yang…·Hongtu Zhu B
The paper identifies 60 genetic loci associated with brain ventricular and subcortical shape features using shape measures from over 45,000 UK Biobank and ABCD study subjects.
- GeneticsBriefings in BioinformaticsPeer-reviewed
A comprehensive comparison on cell type composition inference for spatial transcriptomics data
Jiawen Chen, Weifang Liu, Tianyou Luo…·Yun Li
This paper compares eight ST deconvolution methods using four real datasets to evaluate their performance in inferring cell type composition from spatial transcriptomics data.
- GeneticsNature GeneticsPeer-reviewed
Common variants contribute to intrinsic human brain functional networks
Bingxin Zhao, Tengfei Li, Stephen M. Smith…·Hongtu Zhu B
This study identifies common genetic variants influencing intrinsic brain networks using rsfMRI data from 44,190 individuals, finding associations with cognitive and clinical traits.
- Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
Heart-brain connections: phenotypic and genetic insights from 40,000 cardiac and brain magnetic resonance images
Bingxin Zhao, Tengfei Li, Zirui Fan…·Hongtu Zhu B
The paper investigates phenotypic and genetic links between heart and brain using MRI data from 40,000 UK Biobank subjects, finding strong correlations and shared genetic influences.
- Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
Genetic influences on the intrinsic and extrinsic functional organizations of the cerebral cortex
Bingxin Zhao, Tengfei Li, Stephen M. Smith…·Hongtu Zhu B
This study identifies genetic loci associated with functional brain networks and areas using large-scale fMRI data, linking them to cognitive traits and brain disorders.
- GeneticsSciencePeer-reviewed
Common genetic variation influencing human white matter microstructure
Bingxin Zhao, Tengfei Li, Yue Yang…·Hongtu Zhu B
This study identifies common genetic variants influencing white matter microstructure using dMRI data from 42,919 individuals, revealing genetic links to neuropsychiatric disorders and other traits.
232 citationstop 1% - GeneticsbioRxivPreprint
Transcriptome-wide association analysis of 211 neuroimaging traits identifies new genes for brain structures and yields insights into the gene-level pleiotropy with other complex traits
Bingxin Zhao, Yue Shan, Yue Yang…·Hongtu Zhu B
This study performs transcriptome-wide association analysis on 211 neuroimaging traits, identifies 204 genes, and shows TWAS-derived polygenic risk scores explain up to 6.97% of phenotypic variance.
5 citations - GeneticsNature GeneticsPeer-reviewed
GWAS of 19,629 individuals identifies novel genetic variants for regional brain volumes and refines their genetic co-architecture with cognitive and mental health traits
Bingxin Zhao, Tianyou Luo, Tengfei Li…·Hongtu Zhu B
This study identifies 287 novel genetic variants associated with brain volumes using GWAS in 19,629 UK Biobank participants and finds genetic correlations with cognitive and mental health traits.
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