Deviation from the HW equilibrium was observed for a single polymorphism (KIF6, variant rs9462535) in the group of subjects with no hypercholesterolemia; no departure from the HW equilibrium was observed for any other polymorphism, either in the overall population or in the hypercholesterolemic, or not, groups (Table 2). Here, KIF6 is linked to familial hypercholesterolemia.