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When gene expression samples exhibit heterogeneity, they may originate from unknown subtypes, prompting the utilization of mixture Gaussian graphical model (GGM) for simultaneous subclassification and gene network inference. However, this method overlooks the heterogeneity of network relationships across subtypes and does not sufficiently emphasize shared relationships. Additionally, GGM assumes data follows a multivariate Gaussian distribution, which is often not the case with zero-inflated scRNA-seq data.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We propose an Adaptive Joint Graphical Model (AJGM) for estimating multiple gene networks from single-cell or bulk data with unknown heterogeneity. In AJGM, an overall network is introduced to capture relationships shared by all samples. The model establishes connections between the subtype networks and the overall network through adaptive weights, enabling it to focus more effectively on gene relationships shared across all networks, thereby enhancing the accuracy of network estimation. On synthetic data, the proposed approach outperforms existing methods in terms of sample classification and network inference, particularly excelling in the identification of shared relationships. Applying this method to gene expression data from triple-negative breast cancer confirms known gene pathways and hub genes, while also revealing novel biological insights.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Availability and implementation<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The Python code and demonstrations of the proposed approaches are available at https:\/\/github.com\/yyytim\/AJGM, and the software is archived in Zenodo with DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.14740972.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/bioinformatics\/btaf096","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,12]],"date-time":"2025-03-12T18:52:01Z","timestamp":1741805521000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["AJGM: joint learning of heterogeneous gene networks with adaptive graphical 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