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Acute effects of pravastatin on cholesterol synthesis are associated with SLCO1B1 (encoding OATP1B1) haplotype *17.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 May 2005
Niemi Mikko, Neuvonen Pertti J, Hofmann Ute, Backman Janne T, Schwab Matthias, Lütjohann Dieter, von Bergmann Klaus, Eichelbaum Michel, Kivistö Kari T
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OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate whether polymorphisms in the SLCO1B1 gene, encoding the hepatic uptake transporter OATP1B1, influence the short-term effects of pravastatin on cholesterol synthesis. METHODS: We determined plasma concentrations of lathosterol and cholesterol up to 12 h after intake of a single dose of 40 mg pravastatin in 41 healthy Caucasian subjects, in whom SLCO1B1 single nucleotide...
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