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Pharmacogenomics, lipid disorders, and treatment options.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jul 2014
Gryn S E, Hegele R A
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Statins form the backbone of lipid-lowering therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of genomics on the clinical efficacy and adverse effects of statins. Several gene variants that can be linked to either the pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of statins have been identified as potentially important, although there are some discrepant findings among...
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