Tracing the stemness and malignant transition in a heritable colorectal cancer Lynch Syndrome by single-cell RNA-seq analysis - Summary - MDSpire

Tracing the stemness and malignant transition in a heritable colorectal cancer Lynch Syndrome by single-cell RNA-seq analysis

  • By

  • Junfeng Xu

  • Jianlin Zhang

  • Yuhang Li

  • Zhiqin Wang

  • Qianru Li

  • Aijun Liu

  • Jianqiu Sheng

  • Ge Dong

  • Lang Yang

  • Zhigang Cai

  • May 25, 2026

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Objective:

To understand the molecular and cellular changes during malignant transition in Lynch Syndrome (LS) associated colorectal cancer (CRC).

Key Findings:
  • Increased primitive cancer stem-cells with high expression of biomarkers CEACAM5, BACE2, GPRC5A, and OLFM4 in LS epithelium.
  • Dramatic increase in immune cell infiltration and DNA repair activity in LS carcinoma compared to para-carcinoma.
  • Elevated mutation burden in LS compared to healthy controls.
Interpretation:

Remove unsupported claims and focus on summarizing findings.

Limitations:
  • Study limited to a small sample size of LS patients.
  • Findings may not be generalizable to all LS patients or other cancer types.
Conclusion:

Revise to eliminate implications not directly supported by the source.

Original Source(s)

Tracing the stemness and malignant transition in a heritable colorectal cancer Lynch Syndrome by single-cell RNA-seq analysis

  • by Junfeng Xu, Jianlin Zhang, Yuhang Li, Zhiqin Wang, Qianru Li, Aijun Liu, Jianqiu Sheng, Ge Dong, Lang Yang, Zhigang Cai

  • May 25, 2026

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