sentence: 1) the LIPC promoter polymorphism contributes to variation in HLA and @GENE$) in the three ethnic groups; 2) WA men had higher HLA than BA and JA men, related to ethnic differences in central @DISEASE$ but not LIPC allele frequency; and 3) the higher HLA in WA men did not contribute to the ethnic differences in HDL, as the differences in HDL were made up entirely of differences in HDL(3) and not HDL(2).