Meta-Analysis of Human Cancer Single-Cell RNA-Seq Datasets Using the IMMUcan Database

Overview

Journal Cancer Res

Specialty Oncology

Date 2022 Dec 2

PMID 36459564

Authors

Jordi Camps

Floriane Noel

Robin Liechti

Lucile Massenet-Regad

Sidwell Rigade

Lou Gotz

Caroline Hoffmann

Elise Amblard

Melissa Saichi

Mahmoud M Ibrahim

Jack Pollard

Jasna Medvedovic

Helge G Roider

Vassili Soumelis

Affiliations

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Abstract

Significance: The IMMUcan scDB database is an accessible supportive tool to analyze and decipher tumor-associated single-cell RNA sequencing data, allowing researchers to maximally use this data to provide new insights into cancer biology.

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