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Effect of Cytochrome P450 7A1 (CYP7A1) Polymorphism on Lipid Responses to Simvastatin Treatment.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology - 1 Feb 2020
Liu Na, Yang Guihua, Liu Yingping, Hu Mei, Cai Yuyu, Hu Zhiying, Jia Chundi, Zhang Man
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Identifying patients with high risk of low response to statin therapy is important for optimization of lipid-lowering therapy. Cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase, a rate-limiting enzyme encoded by cytochrome P450 7A1 (CYP7A1) gene, is considered to be associated with statin efficacy. This study aimed to investigate the association between a novel CYP7A1 single nucleotide polymorphism rs3824260 and statin...
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