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CKM and LILRB5 are associated with serum levels of creatine kinase.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Dec 2014
Dubé Marie-Pierre, Zetler Rosa, Barhdadi Amina, Brown Andrew M K, Mongrain Ian, Normand Valérie, Laplante Nathalie, Asselin Géraldine, Zada Yassamin Feroz, Provost Sylvie, Bergeron Jean, Kouz Simon, Dufour Robert, Diaz Ariel, de Denus Simon, Turgeon Jacques, Rhéaume Eric, Phillips Michael S, Tardif Jean-Claude
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are the most prescribed class of lipid-lowering drugs for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Creatine kinase (CK) is a commonly used biomarker to assist in the diagnosis of statin-induced myotoxicity but the normal range of CK concentrations is wide, which limits its use as a diagnostic biomarker. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a...
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