In Stage II, we sought additional evidence for associations in eight loci for MI (QKI, ODZ3, DGKB, FOXL1, CALCOCO2, BARD1, COL8A1, ATXN1) and eight loci for CHD (PAP2D, GPC5, CTNNA3, BARHL2, IGFBP3, LRFN2, ATXN1, SNCA) using four SNPs per locus, for a total of 60 SNPs in 15 loci (ATXN1 was associated with both MI and CHD). This evidence concerns the gene QKI and coronary artery disorder.