We did not see consistent upregulation of GATA2 in a Western-diet fed LDLR-/- mouse model of atherosclerosis (data not shown), nor has it been reported in prior transcriptomics analysis of the LDLR-/- or ApoE-/- atherosclerosis models (57) (GEO Ascension GSE2372). Here, GATA2 is linked to atherosclerosis.