Unsupervised mRNA-seq classification of heart transplant endomyocardial biopsies.
Erick RomeroEsteban TabakGregory A FishbeinSilvio LitovskyJose TallajDavid LiemMaral BakirYeraz KhachatoorianBrian PieningBrendan KeatingMario DengMartin CadeirasPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2023)
We have developed an unsupervised algorithm that classifies EMBs into three distinct categories, without relying on histology interpretation. These categories were highly correlated with mitochondrial, immune, and tissue injury response. Significant cytokine and natriuretic peptide levels were detected within the unsupervised classification. If further validated, the unsupervised classification could offer a more objective EMB evaluation.