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Enteric microbiome metabolites correlate with response to simvastatin treatment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Kaddurah-Daouk Rima, Baillie Rebecca A, Zhu Hongjie, Zeng Zhao-Bang, Wiest Michelle M, Nguyen Uyen Thao, Wojnoonski Katie, Watkins Steven M, Trupp Miles, Krauss Ronald M
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Although statins are widely prescribed medications, there remains considerable variability in therapeutic response. Genetics can explain only part of this variability. Metabolomics is a global biochemical approach that provides powerful tools for mapping pathways implicated in disease and in response to treatment. Metabolomics captures net interactions between genome, microbiome and the environment. In this...
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