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Effect of R219K polymorphism of the ABCA1 gene on the lipid-lowering effect of pravastatin in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 May 2009
Li Jia, Wang Lan-Feng, Li Zhu-Qin, Pan Wei
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1. In the present study, we investigated the effects of the R219K polymorphism of the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene on serum lipid levels and the response to statin therapy in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). 2. The study population consisted of 365 patients with CHD and 246 control subjects without signs or symptoms of CHD. Patients with CHD were treated with 20 mg/day...
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