ABCG1 and myocardial infarction: A protective role of ABCG1 regarding CAD was also reported by Schou et al. who identified two ABCG1 variants associated with an increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) (rs72542412, −376 C > T and S630L) and one ABCG1 variant only associated with MI (rs138515663, −311 T > A) in 10,237 individuals from theCCHS [68].