For example, clinical research reported that serum GA was associated with subclinical atherosclerosis when the concentration of GA was greater than 15.5%, and closely associated with carotid intima-media thickness and high sensitivity of C-reactive protein in non-diabetic residents, which hinted that GA might as assessment factor of carotid atherosclerosis (Li et al., 2013). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is carotid atherosclerosis.