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Lack of association between SLCO1B1 polymorphism and the lipid-lowering effects of atorvastatin and simvastatin in Chinese individuals.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Jun 2013
Fu Qiang, Li Yan-Peng, Gao Yuan, Yang Song-Hua, Lu Pei-Qi, Jia Min, Zhang Li-Rong
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: There is significant inter-individual variability in the lipid-lowering effects of atorvastatin and simvastatin. Our goal was to investigate the impact of SLCO1B1 genetic polymorphism on the lipid-lowering effects of atorvastatin and simvastatin. METHODS: We recruited 363 unrelated hyperlipidemic patients with the CYP3A4 1/1, CYP3A5 1/1, and CYP3AP1 1/1 genotypes: 189 of these were treated with...
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