SELP and atherosclerosis: Recently, three single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in the SELP gene in the exons 7, 12, and 13 [positions G1057A Ser290Asn (rs6131), G1980T Leu599Val (rs6133), and A2331C Thr715Pro (rs6136)] have been associated with myocardial infarction, hypertension, coronary heart disease, lupus erythematosus, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and atherosclerosis [8,9,10,11,12,13].