The deregulation of many lncRNAs, including RAPIA [105], H19 [143], CASC11 [144], GAS5 [145], TUG1 [146], MIAT [95], lnc00113 [147], and NEXN-AS1 [148], has been observed in patients with atherosclerosis [69]. This evidence concerns the gene TUG1 and atherosclerosis.