| CVI | Chronic venous Insufficiency |
| CVDs | Cardiovascular diseases |
| LEDVT | Lower extremity deep venous thrombosis |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| ε2 | Epsilon 2 |
| ε3 | Epsilon 3 |
| ε4 | Epsilon4 |
| SNPs | Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms |
| NCDs | Non-communicable diseases |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| APOB | Apolipoprotein B |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| NEUH | Near East University Hospital |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| RTQ-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| CT | Cycle Threshold |
| TM | Melting temperature |