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Effect of SLCO1B1 T521C on Statin-Related Myotoxicity With Use of Lovastatin and Atorvastatin.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Sept 2021
Lu Brian, Sun Laura, Seraydarian Manuel, Hoffmann Thomas J, Medina Marisa W, Risch Neil, Iribarren Carlos, Krauss Ronald M, Oni-Orisan Akinyemi
Abstract excerpt
The association between the c.521T>C variant allele in SLCO1B1 (reference single nucleotide polymorphism (rs)4149056) and simvastatin-induced myotoxicity was discovered over a decade ago; however, whether this relationship represents a class effect is still not fully known. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between rs4149056 genotype and statin-induced myotoxicity in patients taking...
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