Table 4.

Rank of the top 20 genes in the PPI network

Rank	Gene symbol	Gene description	Degree
1	CAT	Catalase	28
2	APOB	Apolipoprotein B	24
2	HP	Aaptoglobin	24
2	C3	Complement component 3	24
5	FGA	Fibrinogen alpha chain	23
5	AHSG	α2-HS-glycoprotein	23
7	APOE	Apolipoprotein E	22
7	KNG1	Kininogen 1	22
7	FGG	Fibrinogen gamma chain	22
10	GC	Group-specific component (vitamin D binding protein)	21
11	EHHADH	Enoyl-CoA, hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase	19
12	TF	Transferrin	18
13	A2M	α2-macroglobulin	17
13	AMBP	Alpha-1-microglobulin	17
13	AGT	Angiotensinogen (serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A, member 8)	17
16	HPX	Hemopexin	16
17	ITIH4	Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain family, member 4	15
17	ACAA1	Acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 1	15
19	ACOX2	Acyl-CoA oxidase 2, branched chain	14
19	ECI2	Enoyl-CoA delta isomerase 2	14