CBLN1 and myocardial infarction: Cer(d18:1/16:0), Cer(d18:1/18:0), Cer(d18:1/20:0), and Cer(d18:1/24:1), in addition to their ratios with Cer(d18:1/24:0) have been shown to predict the risk of myocardial infarcts (MIs) and CV death in apparently disease free subjects (21) as well as in patients with stable CHD or in secondary prevention after MIs (13).