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Maria S. Sverdlov

University of Illinois ChicagoORCID 0000-0002-1893-865XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Immunology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Aadil AhmediD· 1 shared Adam T. NelczykiD· 1 shared Adrian Pablo MansiniiD· 1 shared Amy LiniD· 1 shared Ana Marija SokoviciD· 1 shared Anand SwaroopiD· 1 shared Anasuya Das GuptaiD· 1 shared Andrew D. SkoliD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2026

Cholesterol efflux protein, ABCA1, supports anti-cancer functions of myeloid immune cells

Shruti V. Bendre, Yu Wang, Basel Hajyousif…·Erik Russell Nelson

This study identifies ABCA1 as a cholesterol efflux protein that enhances anti-cancer functions of myeloid cells, with clinical relevance in breast tumors.

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humanproteomics

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ImmunologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedAug 6, 2025

IgG autoantibodies in bullous pemphigoid directly induce a pathogenic MyD88-dependent pro-inflammatory response in keratinocytes:

Lei Bao, Christian Fernando Guerrero‐Juarez, Jing Li…·Kyle T. Amber

This study shows that BP-IgG autoantibodies induce a pro-inflammatory response in keratinocytes via MyD88-dependent signaling, contributing to BP pathology.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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GenomicseLifePeer-reviewedNov 9, 2020

Mendelian randomization identifies folliculin expression as a mediator of diabetic retinopathy.

Andrew D. Skol, Segun C. Jung, Ana Marija Sokovic…·Michael A. Grassi

The paper identifies folliculin (FLCN) as a mediator of diabetic retinopathy through genetic association and gene expression analysis.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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