Multi-Omic Single-Cell Integration¶
Definition
AI-generated
Multi-omic single-cell integration jointly models two or more modalities measured in the same cells or linked aliquots—e.g. RNA plus chromatin accessibility, surface proteins, or methylation—using factor models, deep generative frameworks, or graph-based fusion.
Topics
Why it matters in GWAS¶
Regulatory interpretation of noncoding hits often needs both expression and accessibility (or 3D contact) in matched cells; integrated references improve cell-type definitions and program discovery for single-cell GWAS enrichment and colocalization follow-up.
Example usage¶
"Downstream interpretation uses Multi-Omic Single-Cell Integration to link statistical findings to biological context."
Related terms¶
References¶
- Argelaguet R, et al. (2020). MOFA+: a statistical framework for comprehensive integration of multi-modal single-cell data. Genome Biol.
- Dimitrov D, Schrod S, Rohbeck M, et al. (2026). Interpretation, extrapolation and perturbation of single cells. Nat Rev Genet. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-025-00920-4
Last updated (UTC · Git history)