CD36 and metabolic syndrome: Previous genetic studies showed various effects between CD36 locus and dyslipidemias, a genome-wide linkage scan among 418 individuals from 27 extended Mexican American families found two different locations on chromosome 7 were suggested as linked to susceptibility loci influencing in HDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels, however, it has been reported a major susceptibility locus in chromosome 15q influencing in TG levels in a Mexican American population [28].