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Pharmacogenetic study of statin therapy and cholesterol reduction.
JAMA - 16 Jun 2004
Chasman Daniel I, Posada David, Subrahmanyan Lakshman, Cook Nancy R, Stanton Vincent P, Ridker Paul M
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CONTEXT: Polymorphisms in genes involved in cholesterol synthesis, absorption, and transport may affect statin efficacy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate systematically whether genetic variation influences response to pravastatin therapy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND POPULATION: The DNA of 1536 individuals treated with pravastatin, 40 mg/d, was analyzed for 148 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within 10 candidate genes...
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