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Pharmacogenetic determinants of statin-induced reductions in C-reactive protein.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Chu Audrey Y, Guilianini Franco, Barratt Bryan J, Nyberg Fredrik, Chasman Daniel I, Ridker Paul M
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BACKGROUND: In randomized trials, statins reduce plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and the magnitude of event reduction relates to on-treatment levels of both. However, whether different mechanisms underlie statin-induced CRP and LDL-C reduction is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a study to evaluate potential genetic determinants of CRP response...
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