Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2019, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (7): 506-509.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4030.2019.07.015

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Single-cell RNA sequencing and its application in dermatology

Zhu Ronghui, Li Wei   

  1. Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Received:2019-02-13 Revised:2019-05-07 Online:2019-07-15 Published:2019-07-01
  • Contact: Li Wei E-mail:liweiderma@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(81573038)

Abstract: 【Abstract】 Single-cell RNA sequencing is a method for transcriptome profiling at the single-cell level, and is a hotspot technology in the field of biological research currently. Compared with the common high-throughput RNA sequencing, single-cell RNA sequencing can distinguish the biological differences between single cells, and identify rare cell populations and subpopulations. This review mainly describes the single-cell RNA sequencing method, summarizes current application of this technique in the field of dermatology, and discusses limitations and prospects of this technique.

Key words: Sequence analysis, RNA, Single?cell RNA sequencing, High?throughput RNA sequencing, Dermatology, Genetic heterogeneity