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Variants of ADAMTS1 modify the effectiveness of statins in reducing the risk of myocardial infarction.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Dec 2010
Peters Bas J M, Rodin Andrei S, Klungel Olaf H, Stricker Bruno H Ch, de Boer Anthonius, Maitland-van der Zee Anke-Hilse
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within candidate genes involved in the putative anti-inflammatory effects of statins on the effectiveness of statins in reducing the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS: We conducted a case-control study in a population-based registry of pharmacy records linked to hospital discharge records (PHARMO). Cases and...
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