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CYP3A4 genotypes and plasma lipoprotein levels before and after treatment with atorvastatin in primary hypercholesterolemia.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Jan 2004
Kajinami Kouji, Brousseau Margaret E, Ordovas Jose M, Schaefer Ernst J
Abstract excerpt
To test whether genetic variation in the CYP system may influence the statin response, a promoter (A-290G) and 2 nonsynonymous polymorphisms (F189S and M445T) in the CYP3A4 gene locus were examined in 340 hypercholesterolemic patients who were treated with atorvastatin 10 mg. The A-290G variant allele was significantly associated with higher levels of post-treatment low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, whereas...
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