Of particular interest, pathway enrichment analysis of the 34 common gene associated DMRs revealed epigenetic impairment of NRF2 oxidative stress (SOD2), DNA repair (BRCA1), thioredoxin (TXNRD1) and inflammatory pathways (MIF, PLA2G4D) in atherosclerosis conditions. This evidence concerns the gene PLA2G4D and atherosclerosis.