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cell2location

Bayesian mapping of fine-grained cell types in spatial transcriptomics.

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CategorySpatial omics
GitHubBayraktarLab/cell2location
First public2020-10-14 (source)
Paperhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-01139-4
LicenseApache-2.0
PricingOpen source
Tags#deconvolution#bayesian
Last checked2026-10-16

Specs

Platforms supportedVisium
Resolution—
TasksCell-type deconvolution
GitHub stars462
InterfacePackage, Docker, Colab

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