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Prediction of LDL cholesterol response to statin using transcriptomic and genetic variation.
Genome biology - 30 Sept 2014
Kim Kyungpil, Bolotin Eugene, Theusch Elizabeth, Huang Haiyan, Medina Marisa W, Krauss Ronald M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Statins are widely prescribed for lowering LDL-cholesterol (LDLC) levels and risk of cardiovascular disease. There is, however, substantial inter-individual variation in the magnitude of statin-induced LDLC reduction. To date, analysis of individual DNA sequence variants has explained...
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