CAV1 and metabolic syndrome: Several CAV1 SNPs were found to be associated with MetS, including rs926198 in Caucasians and Hispanics [11], rs3807989 in Han Chinese [12], rs11773845 in Latin Americans [13], rs3807992 in Persians [14], and rs1997623 in Kuwaiti children, as shown in our previous study [15], and as found in another adult population [16].