The TNIP1 (TNFAIP3-interacting protein 1) gene locus that encodes for the protein ABIN1 is associated with the predisposition to SLE [19] is also thought to be significantly associated with other inflammatory-mediated pathologies, including coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction [20-22]. This evidence concerns the gene TNIP1 and systemic lupus erythematosus.