In our transcriptomic data, we also noted upregulation of two other malaria-associated cell adhesion molecules, thrombospondin-1 (THBS1) (Padj < 10−7; log2FC = 0.23 ± 0.04; linear model) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) (Padj < 10−4; log2FC = 0.30 ± 0.07; linear model) (Fig. 4B). Here, THBS1 is linked to malaria.