Description

We compared gene expression profiles between asymptomatic and symptomatic atherosclerotic plaques from the same patient. This was accomplished by analyzing carotid plaques from four patients with bilateral high-grade carotid artery stenoses one being symptomatic (TIA or stroke) and the other asymptomatic.

Publication Title

Microarray analysis reveals overexpression of CD163 and HO-1 in symptomatic carotid plaques.

Sample Metadata Fields

Sex, Age, Specimen part, Disease, Disease stage, Subject, Time