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SLCO1B1 and ABCB1 variants synergistically influence the atorvastatin treatment response in South Indian coronary artery disease patients.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Aug 2022
Bharath Govindaswamy, Vishnuprabu Durairaj Pandian, Preethi Loganathan, Nagappan Arumugam Suriyam, Dhianeshwaran Isravanya Ramia Thiagaraja, Bhaskar Lakkakula Vks, Swaminathan Nagarajan, Munirajan Arasambattu Kannan
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Introduction: Atorvastatin exhibits wide interindividual variability in treatment response, limiting the drug efficacy in coronary artery disease patients. Aim: To study the effect of genetic variants involved in atorvastatin transport/metabolism and correlate their lipid-lowering efficacy. Materials & methods: Genotyping was performed using 5'-hydrolysis probe method (n = 412), and the study evaluated the...
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