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Do MDR1 and SLCO1B1 polymorphisms influence the therapeutic response to atorvastatin? A study on a cohort of Egyptian patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Oct 2013
Shabana Mona F, Mishriki Amal A, Issac Marianne Samir M, Bakhoum Sameh W G
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BACKGROUND: Statins are among the most prescribed drugs worldwide to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. Interindividual variability in drug response is a major clinical problem and is of concern during drug development. Statins, such as atorvastatin, are taken orally and access to their site of action in the liver is greatly facilitated by both intestinal and hepatic transporters. OBJECTIVE: To examine the...
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