Communications Biology (Apr 2022)

Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals aberrant stromal cells and heterogeneous endothelial cells in alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head

  • Zheting Liao,
  • Yu Jin,
  • Yuhao Chu,
  • Hansen Wu,
  • Xiaoyu Li,
  • Zhonghao Deng,
  • Shuhao Feng,
  • Nachun Chen,
  • Ziheng Luo,
  • Xiaoyong Zheng,
  • Liangxiao Bao,
  • Yongqing Xu,
  • Hongbo Tan,
  • Liang Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03271-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Single-cell RNA-seq of bone from patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) highlights the relevance of stromal and endothelial cells to disease pathogenesis, and provides a resource for developing cell type-specific therapeutic strategies.