However, other studies evidenced a higher enrichment of apoC1 in VLDL in patients with carotid atherosclerosis compared to controls [155] and a positive correlation between apoC1 enrichment of VLDL and carotid plaque area [71] for VLDL analysed in the fasting state, but not in the postprandial phase. This evidence concerns the gene APOC1 and carotid atherosclerosis.