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Gordon A. Francis

University of British ColumbiaORCID 0000-0002-1691-3758Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Transcriptomic, Specific Marker, and Pathway Analysis of Smooth Muscle Cell Foam Cells Relative to Macrophage Foam Cells in Human Atherosclerosis

Sima Allahverdian, Yuancheng Mao, Pinhao Xiang, Valentin Blanchard, Aydın Bölük, Patrick Hart, Paul P. Cheng, Daniel Yuhang Li, Matthew D. Worssam, Uma Thanigai Arasu, Mari Taipale, Miika Kiema, Johanna P. Laakkonen, Tiit Örd, Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä, , Gordon A. Francis

Smooth muscle foam cells in early-to-intermediate human coronary plaques map to fibromyocytes, express CFH and SERPINE1 unlike macrophage foam cells, and show matrix, coagulation and angiogenesis programs.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2026 · PreprintGenomics✦ In-depth digest