This conclusion differs from the observations of Hofheinz et al., who claimed a negligible role of eosinophils in atherosclerosis after transferring bone-marrow from ΔdblGATA mice to atherosclerosis-prone Ldlr−/− mice,20 suggesting that the use of bone-marrow transfer is not specific to eosinophils. This evidence concerns the gene LDLR and atherosclerosis.