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The effect of apolipoprotein E polymorphism on the response to lipid-lowering treatment with atorvastatin or fenofibrate.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Sept 2006
Christidis Dimitrios S, Liberopoulos Evangelos N, Kakafika Anna I, Miltiadous George A, Cariolou Marios, Ganotakis Emmanuel S, Mikhailidis Dimitri P, Elisaf Moses S
Abstract excerpt
Although the effect of apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism on the response to treatment with statins has been studied, the results are conflicting. Moreover, little is known about the possible effect of apolipoprotein E alleles on the response to treatment with fibrates. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of apolipoprotein E polymorphism on lipid-lowering response to treatment with atorvastatin...
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