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Lipid-lowering effect of fluvastatin in relation to cytochrome P450 2C9 variant alleles frequently distributed in the Czech population.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Aug 2012
Buzková Helena, Pechandová Kristina, Danzig Vilém, Vareka Tomá, Perlik Frantisek, Zak Ales, Slanar Ondrej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CYP2C9*3 allele has been reported to correlate with increased plasma concentration of fluvastatin active form in healthy volunteers. We analyzed the correlation between the CYP2C9 genotype and cholesterol-lowering effect of fluvastatin in human hypercholesterolemic patients. MATERIAL/METHODS: The study was prospective, without any interventions to standard procedures of hypolipidemic treatment. CYP2C9...
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