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The SLCO1B1*5 genetic variant is associated with statin-induced side effects.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 20 Oct 2009
Voora Deepak, Shah Svati H, Spasojevic Ivan, Ali Shazia, Reed Carol R, Salisbury Benjamin A, Ginsburg Geoffrey S
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with mild statin-induced side effects. BACKGROUND: Statin-induced side effects can interfere with therapy. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 enzymes impair statin metabolism; the reduced function SLCO1B1*5 allele impairs statin clearance and is associated with simvastatin-induced myopathy with creatine kinase (CK)...
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