Objective To explore the molecular mechanism in the formation of unstable plaques. Methods The c DNA microarray E-MTAB-2055 was downloaded from Array Express database to screen the differentially expressed genes in 24 ruptured plaques against 24 stable plaques. Functional enrichment analysis was conducted to define the biological processes and pathways involved in disease progression. The protein-protein interaction network was constructed to identify the risk modules with close interactions. Five pairs of ...