Our results has supported our hypothesis, and we believe that this study represents an important addition that has shed light on an important research gap and unrevealed for the first time MMP9 as a possible molecular link tying atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, which can be blotted further in different studies to further investigate the specific mechanisms involved and to further invest and to translate this hypothesis into clinical studies and guidelines. The gene discussed is MMP9; the disease is atherosclerosis.