NPR3 and coronary artery disorder: In the current study, 6 SNPs of NPR-C (rs700926, rs1833529, rs2270915, rs17541471, rs3792758 and rs696831) were identified to be associated with CAD in the northern and southern Chinese populations and another two SNPs (rs12697273 and rs10066436) found to be associated with CAD in the central Chinese population.