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However, a significant challenge in scRNA-seq data analysis is the prevalence of dropout events, which complicate downstream analyses. Most existing imputation tools either rely solely on linear assumptions or overlook the non-linear regulatory relationships embedded in the data. To address this issue, we propose single-cell variational graph autoencoder and matrix factorization (scVGAMF), a novel imputation method that integrates both linear and non-linear features. Specifically, scVGAMF first identifies highly variable genes and partitions them into groups. Cells are then clustered by applying spectral clustering to the principal component analysis results of the representative groups. Based on the resulting submatrices, along with the gene similarity and cell\u2013cell similarity matrices, scVGAMF employs non-negative matrix factorization to extract underlying linear features while utilizing two variational graph autoencoders to capture non-linear features. 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