SLC12A3 and Hypertension: Our previous studies demonstrated the association of SLC12A3 gene variants with Mongolian hypertension [21–23] and meanwhile we also found that the levels of TC [21], TG [21–23] and LDL-c [21, 23] are significantly increased, whereas that of HDL-c [21] is slightly decreased in Mongolian hypertension when compared with Mongolian normotensives.