HiTIMED: hierarchical tumor immune microenvironment epigenetic deconvolution for accurate cell type resolution in the tumor microenvironment using tumor-type-specific DNA methylation data

Abstract

Cellular compositions of solid tumor microenvironments are heterogeneous, varying across patients and tumor types. High-resolution profiling of the tumor microenvironment cell composition is crucial to understanding its biological and clinical implications. Previously, tumor microenvironment gene expression and DNA methylation-based deconvolution approaches have been shown to deconvolve major cell types. However, existing methods lack accuracy and specificity to tumor type and include limited identification of individual cell types.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 08, 2022
Source ID
10.1186/s12967-022-03736-6

Entities

People

  • Brock C Christensen
  • Devin C Koestler
  • John K Wiencke
  • Karl T. Kelsey
  • Lucas A. Salas
  • Ze Zhang

Organizations

  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences
  • National Institutes of Health

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).