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+# Decoding cell-type-specific alterations in Alzheimer's disease through scRNA-seq and network analysis
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+**Authors**
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+Andrea Álvarez-Pérez, Lucía Prieto-Santamaría, Alejandro Rodríguez-González
+ 
+## Objective 
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+The present study examines whether gene expression patterns in Alzheimer's disease vary by cell type compared to healthy individuals. Using DEGs from scRNA-seq, we built cell-type-specific PPIs for eight major brain cell types. 
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+## Structure of the repository
+ 
+### Code
+Scripts and jupyter notebooks employed to carry out this investigation.
+### Data
+Directory that contains the initial data used as the starting point for this study, as well as the intermediate files and the results generated during the analysis.
+### Figures
+Images obtained as a result of the research.