We screened all the exons of 12 lipid metabolism-related genes (ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, APOA1, APOA5, APOC1, APOC3, CETP, LDLR, LIPC, LPL, PCSK9 and SCARB1) and their flanking sequences in 120 CAD patients and 132 control individuals. This evidence concerns the gene SCARB1 and coronary artery disorder.