Among these genes there are multiple chemokines (CCL18, CCL19, CCL2, CCL4, CCL5, CXCL10, CXCL2, CXCL9), adhesion molecules (HAPLN1, THBS1, THBS2, VCAM1, ALCAM, SELE), matrix remodeling molecules (VCAN, MMP9, LAMB1, HPSE) and also genes with proven involvement in atherosclerosis (APOC1, APOE, CD55, CD69, SCG2, SPP1, TLR4, SLC16A3). This evidence concerns the gene HAPLN1 and atherosclerosis.