Others have reported that soluble FcγRIIIA is associated with maximum cIMT [27], that the FcγRIIIA VV-genotype is inversely related to the extent of coronary artery disease [6] and that the FcγRIIA R allele is associated with impaired endothelial vasodilation in patients with hypercholesterolemia [28]. Here, FCGR3A is linked to familial hypercholesterolemia.