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Differential associations of statin treatment and polymorphism in genes coding for HMGCR and PCSK9 to risk for insomnia.
Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) - 30 Dec 2021
Alsehli Ahmed M, Rukh Gull, Clemensson Laura E, Ciuculete Diana-Maria, Tan Xiao, Al-Sabri Mohamed H, Williams Michael J, Benedict Christian, Schiöth Helgi B
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Statins have been linked to an increased risk for insomnia, but the literature is controversial. Moreover, it is unknown, if the potential effects are directly related to the inhibition of the statin target HMGCR, the subsequently lowered cholesterol levels, or other off-target effects of statins. AIMS: To investigate the association of statin treatment and genetic proxies of cholesterol lowering...
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