Multiplatform single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal sex-specific malignant states and architecture in male breast cancer

Haoyuan Shi; Xiuli Zhang; Cai Shouliang; Baoku Xu; Haibo Wang; Jian Cui; Zitong Yang; Siyi Chen; Zhangjian Zhou; Shuqun Zhang; Yifan Cai; Yu Zhang; Liling Zhu; Jiandong Wang; Nianzeng Xing

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aeg7722

Multiplatform single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal sex-specific malignant states and architecture in male breast cancer

Haoyuan Shi, Xiuli Zhang, Cai Shouliang, Baoku Xu, Haibo Wang, Jian Cui, Zitong Yang, Siyi Chen, Zhangjian Zhou, Shuqun Zhang, Yifan Cai, Yu Zhang, Liling Zhu, Jiandong Wang, Nianzeng Xing

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These findings define an MBC-associated malignant state and its immune-metabolic spatial context.

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Appeared: Sunday, September 27. Science Advances. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeg7722

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