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BLEND: probabilistic cellular deconvolution with individualized single-cell reference integration.

Penghui Huang¹, Manqi Cai², Chris McKennan³

¹Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, University of Pittsburgh, De Soto St, Pittsburgh, 15261, PA, USA. huangpenghui@pitt.edu.

|October 2, 2025

Summary

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BLEND, a new Bayesian method, accurately estimates cell types from bulk transcriptomic data by using multiple single-cell references. This approach improves insights into diseases like Alzheimer's.

Keywords:

Bayesian estimation Cellular deconvolution EM algorithm Gibbs sampling Maximum a posteriori estimation Single-cell RNA sequencing

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Genomics
Bioinformatics

Background:

Cellular deconvolution from bulk transcriptomic data is crucial for understanding tissue composition.
Existing methods struggle with cell type-specific expression variations and reference data integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a robust cellular deconvolution method addressing limitations of current approaches.
To leverage multiple single-cell reference datasets for improved accuracy.

Main Methods:

Introduced BLEND, a hierarchical Bayesian method for cellular deconvolution.
BLEND learns the optimal single-cell reference for each bulk sample.
Accounted for cell type-specific expression and bulk-vs-single-cell data discrepancies.

Main Results:

BLEND demonstrated superior performance compared to state-of-the-art methods in benchmarking.
Accurate estimation of cellular fractions was achieved using multiple reference datasets.
The method provided reliable insights into Alzheimer's disease progression using human brain cortex data.

Conclusions:

BLEND offers a more accurate and reliable approach to cellular deconvolution.
The method enhances the utility of bulk transcriptomic data for biological insights.
BLEND has significant implications for studying complex diseases like Alzheimer's.