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ArticleResearch square2025

LLM-based cell type annotation harmonization across single-cell studies using GCTHarmony.

Xingyuan Zhang, Zhicheng Ji

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Xingyuan ZhangDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Zhicheng JiDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.

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Computational methods for in situ spatial transcriptomicsR35GM154865 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Zhicheng Ji · 2024 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM154865
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Abstract

A major challenge in integrating previously analyzed single-cell RNA-seq studies is the inconsistency of cell type annotations. To address this, we developed GCTHarmony, an LLM-based method for harmonizing cell type annotations across single-cell studies. Utilizing OpenAI's text embedding model, GCTHarmony accurately maps arbitrary cell type annotations to standardized cell ontology terms and reconciles discrepancies in annotation hierarchies across studies. In a real data example, we show that GCTHarmony substantially improves the consistency of cell type annotations across single-cell studies.

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