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Furthermore, while the role of X-linked genes in SLE pathogenesis is recognised, the analysis of genetic risks in SLE has largely focussed on autosomal genes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Here, we analysed a public single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) dataset of peripheral blood mononuclear cells using machine learning to test whether X-linked gene expression classifies female SLE in a cell type-specific manner. Using pseudobulked expression profiles from 1.1 million cells across 228 female donors, we trained an ensemble of classifiers on all X-chromosomal genes or a literature-derived set of SLE-associated genes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In CD4\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      and CD8\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      T cells, models based on X-chromosomal genes achieved classification performance comparable to SLE gene models and were significantly enriched for XCI escape genes, with IL2RG, CD40LG, and TKTL1 emerging as key features. When applied to an independent paediatric\u2013adult SLE cohort, CD8\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      T-cell models retained a consistent performance, indicating a stable and reproducible X-linked signature in this subset. Flow cytometry revealed a modest increase in IL2RG protein expression in SLE T cells, consistent with partial escape from XCI in these cells.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings demonstrate that X-linked transcriptional programs, enriched for known XCI escape genes and concentrated in activated T cells, encode a reproducible transcriptional signal of female SLE and provide a framework for dissecting the contributions of sex chromosomes to autoimmunity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s41927-026-00669-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]],"date-time":"2026-06-30T09:13:33Z","timestamp":1782810813000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Machine learning reveals X chromosome transcriptional signatures that classify systemic lupus erythematosus in females"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Lachlan G.","family":"Gray","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aiden","family":"Telfser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hannah","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alisa","family":"Kane","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elissa K.","family":"Deenick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tri Giang","family":"Phan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4701-3020","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara","family":"Ballouz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]]},"reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"669_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1332","DOI":"10.1038\/s41590-024-01898-7","volume":"25","author":"GC Tsokos","year":"2024","unstructured":"Tsokos GC. 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