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Prioritized cell type(s) for each of the nine candidate causal genes above depicted along a representative thoracic aortic cross-section. This figure was created with the assistance of BioRender. Abbreviations: AA, ascending aorta; TA, thoracic aorta; ATA, ascending thoracic aneurysm; scRNA-seq, scRNA-seq data; snRNA-seq, snRNA-seq data; SMC, smooth muscle cell; MonoMaphDC, monocyte-macrophage-dendritic cell; NK, natural killer cell; EC, endothelial cell; ?, unclear cell type as referenced 10 ; MSC, mesothelial cell or mesenchymal-stromal cell.

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