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CYP3A4*1G polymorphism is associated with lipid-lowering efficacy of atorvastatin but not of simvastatin.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Sept 2008
Gao Yuan, Zhang Li-rong, Fu Qiang
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Our aim was to observe the impact of CYP3A4*1G genetic polymorphism on lipid-lowering efficacy of statins. METHODS: We studied 217 unrelated hyperlipidemic patients who prospectively received atorvastatin and 199 patients who received simvastatin as a single-agent therapy (20 mg day(-1) p.o.) for 4 weeks. Genotyping of CYP3A4*1G was conducted by a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length...
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