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Seventeen years of statin pharmacogenetics: a systematic review.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jan 2016
Leusink Maarten, Onland-Moret N Charlotte, de Bakker Paul I W, de Boer Anthonius, Maitland-van der Zee Anke H
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AIM: We evaluated the evidence of pharmacogenetic associations with statins in a systematic review. METHODS: Two separate outcomes were considered of interest: modification of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) response and modification of risk for cardiovascular events. RESULTS: In candidate gene studies, 141 loci were claimed to be associated with LDL-C response. Only 5% of these associations were...
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