CYBB-LINC01140-TLR4, CYBB- LINC01140- SLC38A1, TLR4- LINC01140- SLC38A1, and CTSB- ZFHX4-AS1- CYBB may be potential RNA regulatory pathways in TAO. This evidence concerns the gene SLC38A1 and thromboangiitis obliterans.