Indeed, VEGFR‐1 is abundantly expressed in monocytes that infiltrate the injury site after ischemic stroke to differentiate into microglial‐like cells (ElAli and Jean LeBlanc 2016; Lampron, ElAli, and Rivest 2013), regulating VEGF‐A‐mediated chemotactic responses (Tchaikovski, Fellbrich, and Waltenberger 2008). The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is ischemic stroke.