Single-cell RNA-seq uncovers cellular heterogeneity and provides a signature for paediatric sleep apnoea.
Cortese R, Adams T, Cataldo K, Hummel J, Kaminski N, Kheirandish-Gozal L, Gozal D. Single-cell RNA-seq uncovers cellular heterogeneity and provides a signature for paediatric sleep apnoea. European Respiratory Journal 2022, 61: 2201465. PMID: 36356973, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01465-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apnoeaSleep apnoeaImpact of OSASystemic immune functionMononuclear cell compositionMolecular signaturesCell-specific markersSystemic inflammationCardiovascular dysfunctionImmune cellsImmune functionSingle-cell transcriptomic analysisPaediatric sleep apnoeaUndescribed cell typePrevalent diseaseMajor causeCellular compositionApnoeaCell compositionRNA expression datasetsDiagnostic settingCell typesCell lineagesMolecular diagnostic settingScRNA-seq