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Emma W Viitala

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0002-4526-0733Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Approach:deep learning· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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Saara OllilaiD· 3 shared Pekka KatajistoiD· 2 shared Tomi P. MäkeläiD· 2 shared Toni T LemmetyineniD· 2 shared Alessandro Ori‬‬iD· 1 shared Alexandra RitchieiD· 1 shared Anders Brandt· 1 shared Anna WebbiD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 29, 2025

High-resolution integrative analysis allows characterization and spatial annotation of normal and cancer-associated colon fibroblasts

Emma W Viitala, Ella S. Salminen, Mitro Miihkinen…·Saara Ollila

This study characterizes and spatially annotates normal and cancer-associated colon fibroblasts using single-cell RNA-sequencing and spatial transcriptomics.

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humanscRNA-seq

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Developmental BiologyCell stem cellPeer-reviewedMar 6, 2025

Fetal-like reversion in the regenerating intestine is regulated by mesenchymal Asporin

Sharif Iqbal, Simon Andersson, Ernesta Nesta…·Pekka Katajisto

The paper shows that mesenchymal Asporin mediates fetal-like reprogramming in regenerating intestinal epithelium by modulating Tgfβ signaling through CD44.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 29, 2023

Identification of a targetable ST2-expressing fibroblast subset driving Peutz-Jeghers syndrome polyposis

Eva Domènech‐Moreno, Wei‐Wen Lim, Anders Brandt…·Saara Ollila

This study identifies ST2-expressing fibroblasts as drivers of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome polyposis and shows IL-11 as a therapeutic target.

DOI 10.1101/2023.11.29.568817

mousescRNA-seq

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