CD36 and coronary artery disorder: Table 2 shows the main CD36 gene mutations that cause the CD36-deficient phenotypes seen in Japan. Some authors suggest that polymorphisms in the CD36 gene modulate lipid metabolism and cardiovascular risk in Caucasians [35,36]. In a population of nondiabetic individuals of Caucasian ancestry, Ma et al. [36] found that the haplotype represented by five polymorphisms: −33137A-G, −31118A-G (rs1761667), 25444G-A, 27645 del/ins, and 30294C-G (rs1049673) is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease.