Previous studies suggested that TNF-α, and other inflammatory cytokines such as IL-17A, may has a role in inducing the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) (Khandpur et al., 2013), which is a specific type of cell death involved in many diseases including both VET and atherosclerosis (Mozzini et al., 2017). The gene discussed is IL17A; the disease is atherosclerosis.