Moreover, we found 7 VPFIs within 5 disease-associated genes in hypercholesterolemia, including ABCA1, APOB, LIPC, EPHX2, and PON2 genes, two of them directly associated to LDL levels (rs1367117 in APOB)43 and to ischemic stroke (rs751141 in EPHX2)44. This evidence concerns the gene PON2 and ischemic stroke.