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Comparing the effects of CETP in East Asian and European ancestries: a Mendelian randomization study.
Nature communications - 21 Jun 2024
Dunca Diana, Chopade Sandesh, Gordillo-Marañón María, Hingorani Aroon D, Kuchenbaecker Karoline, Finan Chris, Schmidt Amand F
Abstract excerpt
CETP inhibitors are a class of lipid-lowering drugs in development for treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD). Genetic studies in East Asian ancestry have interpreted the lack of CETP signal with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lack of drug target Mendelian randomization (MR) effect on CHD as evidence that CETP inhibitors might not be effective in East Asian participants. Capitalizing on recent...
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