Contrary to our expectations, platelet-CXCL16, CXCR6 or serum sCXCL16 levels were not influenced by dyslipidemia to a significant extent or even by individual lipid (total cholesterol, triglyceride) or lipoprotein (LDL) profiles, all of which are major risk factors for ACS [30]. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL16 and metabolic syndrome.