Whilst deviation away from the common 5-allele of the ALOX5 promoter microsatellite (ALOX5P) has been previously associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis [57], allelic variation at the three ALOX5 coding SNPs (g.20C>T; g.8322G>A; g.50778G>A) has not. The gene discussed is ALOX5; the disease is atherosclerosis.