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+# DeconvoBuddies
+
+
+
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+
+The goal of `DeconvoBuddies` is to provide helper functions for the
+deconvolution process, as well as a paired dataset designed to test the
+performance of deconvolution arguments. The dataset is from Human DLPFC,
+and contains bulk RNA-seq, single nucleus RNA-seq, and estimated cell
+type proportions from RNAScope/IF.
+
+## Installation instructions
+
+Get the latest stable `R` release from
+[CRAN](http://cran.r-project.org/). Then install `DeconvoBuddies` using
+from [Bioconductor](http://bioconductor.org/) the following code:
+
+``` r
+if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE)) {
+ install.packages("BiocManager")
+}
+
+BiocManager::install("DeconvoBuddies")
+```
+
+And the development version from [GitHub](https://github.com/) with:
+
+``` r
+BiocManager::install("LieberInstitute/DeconvoBuddies")
+```
+
+## Application of DeconvoBuddies
+
+### Access Datasets
+
+`DeconvoBuddies` contains paired snRNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq, and cell type
+proportion data from the human DLPFC from [this
+study](https://github.com/LieberInstitute/Human_DLPFC_Deconvolution).
+
+``` r
+## Access data with fetch_deconvo_data
+sce_DLPFC_example <- fetch_deconvo_data("sce_DLPFC_example")
+#> 2025-01-29 13:19:21.30937 loading file /Users/louise.huuki/Library/Caches/org.R-project.R/R/BiocFileCache/fd1c5d42efb7_sce_DLPFC_example.Rdata%3Frlkey%3Dv3z4u8ru0d2y12zgdl1az07q9%26st%3D1dcfqc1i%26dl%3D1
+
+## explore the single cell experiment object
+sce_DLPFC_example
+#> class: SingleCellExperiment
+#> dim: 557 10000
+#> metadata(3): Samples cell_type_colors cell_type_colors_broad
+#> assays(1): logcounts
+#> rownames(557): GABRD PRDM16 ... AFF2 MAMLD1
+#> rowData names(7): source type ... gene_type binomial_deviance
+#> colnames(10000): 8_AGTGACTGTAGTTACC-1 17_GCAGCCAGTGAGTCAG-1 ...
+#> 12_GGACGTCTCTGACAGT-1 1_GGTTAACTCTCTCTAA-1
+#> colData names(32): Sample Barcode ... cellType_layer layer_annotation
+#> reducedDimNames(0):
+#> mainExpName: NULL
+#> altExpNames(0):
+```
+
+### Find Marker Genes and Visualize Expression
+
+`DeconvoBuddies` has tools for finding marker genes ideal for
+deconvolution, and plotting functions to quickly visualize the
+expression of selected genes in a snRNA-seq data.
+
+
+
+### Plot Deconvoltion Cell Type Proportions
+
+Create composition bar plots of predicted cell type proportions.
+
+
+
+## Citation
+
+Below is the citation output from using `citation('DeconvoBuddies')` in
+R. Please run this yourself to check for any updates on how to cite
+**DeconvoBuddies**.
+
+``` r
+print(citation("DeconvoBuddies"), bibtex = TRUE)
+#> To cite package 'DeconvoBuddies' in publications use:
+#>
+#> Huuki-Myers LA, Maynard KR, Hicks SC, Zandi P, Kleinman JE, Hyde TM,
+#> Goes FS, Collado-Torres L (2025). _DeconvoBuddies: a R/Bioconductor
+#> package with deconvolution helper functions_.
+#> doi:10.18129/B9.bioc.DeconvoBuddies
+#> ,
+#> https://github.com/LieberInstitute/DeconvoBuddies/DeconvoBuddies - R
+#> package version 0.99.10,
+#> .
+#>
+#> A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
+#>
+#> @Manual{,
+#> title = {DeconvoBuddies: a R/Bioconductor package with deconvolution helper functions},
+#> author = {Louise A. Huuki-Myers and Kristen R. Maynard and Stephanie C. Hicks and Peter Zandi and Joel E. Kleinman and Tom M. Hyde and Fernando S. Goes and Leonardo Collado-Torres},
+#> year = {2025},
+#> url = {http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/DeconvoBuddies},
+#> note = {https://github.com/LieberInstitute/DeconvoBuddies/DeconvoBuddies - R package version 0.99.10},
+#> doi = {10.18129/B9.bioc.DeconvoBuddies},
+#> }
+#>
+#> Huuki-Myers LA, Montgomery KD, Kwon SH, Cinquemani S, Eagles NJ,
+#> Gonzalez-Padilla D, Maden SK, Kleinman JE, Hyde TM, Hicks SC, Maynard
+#> KR, Collado-Torres L (2024). "Benchmark of cellular deconvolution
+#> methods using a multi-assay reference dataset from postmortem human
+#> prefrontal cortex." _bioRxiv_. doi:10.1101/2024.02.09.579665
+#> ,
+#> .
+#>
+#> A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
+#>
+#> @Article{,
+#> title = {Benchmark of cellular deconvolution methods using a multi-assay reference dataset from postmortem human prefrontal cortex},
+#> author = {Louise A. Huuki-Myers and Kelsey D. Montgomery and Sang Ho Kwon and Sophia Cinquemani and Nicholas J. Eagles and Daianna Gonzalez-Padilla and Sean K. Maden and Joel E. Kleinman and Thomas M. Hyde and Stephanie C. Hicks and Kristen R. Maynard and Leonardo Collado-Torres},
+#> year = {2024},
+#> journal = {bioRxiv},
+#> doi = {10.1101/2024.02.09.579665},
+#> url = {https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.09.579665},
+#> }
+```
+
+Please note that the `DeconvoBuddies` was only made possible thanks to
+many other R and bioinformatics software authors, which are cited either
+in the vignettes and/or the paper(s) describing this package.
+
+## Code of Conduct
+
+Please note that the DeconvoBuddies project is released with a
+[Contributor Code of
+Conduct](http://bioconductor.org/about/code-of-conduct/). By
+contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.
+
+## Development tools
+
+- Continuous code testing is possible thanks to [GitHub
+ actions](https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2020/04/usethis-1-6-0/)
+ through *[usethis](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=usethis)*,
+ *[remotes](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=remotes)*, and
+ *[rcmdcheck](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=rcmdcheck)* customized
+ to use [Bioconductor’s docker
+ containers](https://www.bioconductor.org/help/docker/) and
+ *[BiocCheck](https://bioconductor.org/packages/3.20/BiocCheck)*.
+- Code coverage assessment is possible thanks to
+ [codecov](https://codecov.io/gh) and
+ *[covr](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=covr)*.
+- The [documentation website](http://.github.io/DeconvoBuddies) is
+ automatically updated thanks to
+ *[pkgdown](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=pkgdown)*.
+- The code is styled automatically thanks to
+ *[styler](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=styler)*.
+- The documentation is formatted thanks to
+ *[devtools](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=devtools)* and
+ *[roxygen2](https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=roxygen2)*.
+
+For more details, check the `dev` directory.
+
+This package was developed using
+*[biocthis](https://bioconductor.org/packages/3.20/biocthis)*.
+
+This package is submitted to
+[Bioconductor](https://github.com/Bioconductor/Contributions/issues/3503)