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Pharmacogenetic interactions between ABCB1 and SLCO1B1 tagging SNPs and the effectiveness of statins in the prevention of myocardial infarction.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Aug 2010
Peters Bas J M, Rodin Andrei S, Klungel Olaf H, van Duijn Cornelia M, Stricker Bruno H Ch, van't Slot Ruben, de Boer Anthonius, Maitland-van der Zee Anke-Hilse
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AIMS: Genetic variability within the SLCO1B1 and ABCB1 transporter genes has been associated with modification of statin effectiveness in cholesterol management. MATERIALS & METHODS: We conducted a case-control study using a population-based registry of pharmacy records linked to the hospital discharge records. Within a hypercholesterolemic cohort, we included 668 myocardial infarction cases and 1217 controls....
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