TGFB1 and coronary artery disorder: Interestingly, it has been reported that risk factors including Lp(a), uric acid, BUN, triglycerides, and ApoA1 can be useful biomarkers for different clinical diagnoses[21,32], but we found that TGF-β1 and SMAD3 were more sensitive biomarkers for CAD than those factors mentioned above.