DUX4 and atherosclerosis: It has also been recently shown associated with diabetic retinopathy and atherosclerosis [60]; therefore, its induction in response to DUX4 provides a potential explanation for the retinal vasculopathy commonly observed in FSHD patients, who are found to exhibit symptoms similar to those exhibited by patients of Coats' disease, wherein abnormal vessels develop behind retina [61], [62].