However, given our previous findings in the KIHD cohort of no evidence of associations between egg or cholesterol intakes and carotid atherosclerosis or risk of CHD(43) or stroke(36), not even among the carriers of the apoE4, and an inverse association with type 2 diabetes(44), the null findings with VTE risk are not that unexpected. Here, APOE is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.