Genes expected to be absent, or expressed at a notably low level, in these cells, and whose absence supports the assignment of this cell annotation.
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Rationale
MRC1 (CD206) is a general macrophage marker confirming macrophage identity. MKI67 (Ki-67) is a marker of active cell proliferation. Together these markers identify a proliferating macrophage population rather than a transcriptionally distinct macrophage subset.
