LIPC and age-related macular degeneration: Hepatic lipase gene (LIPC)[33], cholesterylester transfer protein (CETP), lipoprotein lipase (LPL), and ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A, member 1 (ABCA1), all of which are associated with high-density lipoprotein metabolism, were also identified in this same GWAS study, suggesting that lipid and cholesterol dysregulation may be relevant in AMD as well.