SCARB1 and atherosclerosis: Genetic polymorphisms within the SR‐BI gene locus have been associated with differing plasma lipid profiles and risk of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease,23, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 38, 56, 57 however the impact of SR‐BI allelic variation on outcome of HCV infection is still only partially understood.