Plasma levels of antibodies against oxidized LDL are inherited but not associated with HDL-cholesterol level in families with early coronary heart disease

▸ Families including subjects with low HDL-C and early CHD were investigated. ▸ Antibodies against two epitopes of experimentally modified LDL were measured. ▸ Antibodies had no environmental or genetic correlation with HDL-cholesterol. ▸ Antibodies were significantly inherited in our material.